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 ...
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
guard; security guard; security officer
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
at that time; in those days
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
since then; from that time; ever since
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to begin to walk; to set out
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far