sound of the wind; voice of the wind
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(police) detective; criminal matter
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
police affairs; military police
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
since when; from when; how long
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
facing (along) the harbor (harbour)
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
chief (of police); head (of office)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
fate; chance; relationship; tie
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit