to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
the other day; a few days ago
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(police) detective; criminal matter
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
first meeting; first interview with
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
long ago; already; a long time ago
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
by myself; in person; by oneself