have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
within; inside of; less than
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to say; to be called; to do
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
story; tale; talk; discussion
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.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
offender; criminal; culprit
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
really; truly; indeed; good grief
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
question; inquiry; enquiry
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant