box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to go past; to pass; to pass by
ago; since; before; previous
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
almost every day; almost daily
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be found; to be discovered
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
store interior; inside of a shop
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
next; following; subsequent; stage; station