unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
local rule; house rule; ground rule
standard white registration plate with green characters (used for private cars)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to escape from; to get out
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
chief; main; principal; major
neighboring prefecture; adjacent prefecture
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
that day; the very same day
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)