beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
interested person; volunteer; supporter
than; from; out of; except; but; more
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
matter to be checked or investigated
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
sympathy; compassion; pity
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
settlement; solution; resolution
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment