Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
such; this sort of; like this
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
personal; individual; private
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
female high-school student
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
tone (of voice); manner of talking
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
recommendation; referral; endorsement
police officer; policeman; constable
teacher; instructor; professor
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
remembrance; recollection; recognition
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire
wearing one's hair in braids
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to arrive; to come to pass
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)