a few minutes later; after a few minutes
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
house search (e.g. by the police)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
one after another; in succession
account book; register; ledger
clerical desk; office desk
the world in general; society; convention
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
going alone; self-reliance
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
police officer; policeman; policewoman
reason; cause; circumstances
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
simultaneous; all at once
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance