lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
interchange; international; international school; inter-
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
living by oneself; living alone
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to get hungry; to become hungry
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
solitude; loneliness; isolation
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far