acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
two days later; day after next; next day but one
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
cosmetics; toilet articles
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
single word; a few words; brief comment
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
next; secondly; subsequently
police; police officer; police station
police officer; policeman; constable
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
single word; a few words; brief comment
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to go out and away; to leave
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift