to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
police; policeman; police officer
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
the same night; that night
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
memory; sense; experience
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to be reminded of; to call to mind
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
child consultation center; children's welfare center
coming and going; commuting
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
apparent age (of someone); rough age
thick (esp. paper, cloth)