to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
police officer; policeman; constable
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
of course; certainly; naturally
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
personal digital assistant; PDA
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
(committee) chairman; president
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
wounded person; injured person
calamity; disaster; misfortune
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
before it happens; previously
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light