outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
police officer; policeman; policewoman
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to do someone in; to bump someone off
myself; yourself; I; me; you
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
settlement; solution; resolution
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
offender; criminal; culprit
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
store interior; inside of a shop
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
sun; saint; San (people); son
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
common ratio; geometric ratio
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be found; to be discovered