to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
elder sister; older female friend
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to wash away; to rinse off
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
excursion; field trip; school trip
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
that; the matter in question
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen