place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
witnessing; observing; sighting
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
questioning (e.g. by police)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
police officer; policeman; policewoman
call; summons; convening; convocation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
succession; continuation; series; sequence
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
preparation; arrangements
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
apartment with one bedroom and a combined dining room and kitchen
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
while; even though; despite
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled