police; police officer; police station
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
standing statue; standing image
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
people; men and women; each person; everybody
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
otherwise; or else; if not
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
letting (someone) die without helping
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to well up; to burst; to arise
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
news; word; tidings; omen
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)