ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
chief (of police); head (of office)
section manager; section chief
as soon as possible; ASAP
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
headquarters; head office; main office
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
habitual offender; addict
squared timber; rectangular lumber
self-defense; self-defence
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
external wound; (physical) trauma
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
after the end (of something); post-
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
confusion; distraction; derangement
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement