cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
shopping; purchased goods
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
contract; compact; agreement
older sister; elder sister
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
retiring from military service
military personnel; soldier
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
professional killer; hit man
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
two persons; two people; pair; couple
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to find out; to discover; to locate