rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
senior high school; high school
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
story; tale; talk; discussion
the other day; a few days ago
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)