Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
serious; not joking; straight
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to look forward to something
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
different (from); not the same (as)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
answering machine; answer phone
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
cancellation of a contract
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
really; truly; indeed; good grief
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
evening; night; nighttime
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to say; to be called; to do
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)