this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
clerk; office worker; office staff
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
police; police officer; police station
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
(police) detective; criminal matter
honorific/polite/humble prefix
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
at that time; in those days
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)