to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
how; in what way; how about
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
ago; since; before; previous
instant messaging (messenger, message); IM; input method; IM
article; news story; report; account
honorific/polite/humble prefix
such; this sort of; like this
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
suffix for familiar person
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe