here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
central government office; head office; this office
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only