yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
to differ; to vary; to disagree
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to thrust before; to thrust at
our country; our land; one's own country
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
police; police officer; police station
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
public power; governmental authority
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
(police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc.
conduct; behavior; behaviour
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
(social) class; rank; grade
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to get information; to find out; to get wind of