(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
calm; composed; leisurely
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
New Year's Eve; December 31
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
that's the way it is; such is life
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
all over Japan; throughout Japan
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
upward adjustment; upward revision
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to fold up; to fold into layers
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
third day of the month; three days
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to think of; to come up with
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation