parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to run a shop; to have a shop
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
bread roll sandwich with croquette filling
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
clerical desk; office desk
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
one by one; one each; one at a time
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.)
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
perception; sensation; awareness
branch office; police box; local police station
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
police officer; policeman; constable
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
one's family; family member
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored