modern state; modern nation
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
control; management; supervision
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
what time; (lit.) which hour
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
incident; affair; happening; event
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
faking crying; crocodile tears
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
torii; Shinto shrine archway
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to be conspicuous; to stand out