disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
such; like that; that sort of; very
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
district; section; sector
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
confusion; mixing; merger
another thing; exception; special case
most difficult; next to impossible
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
good feeling; feeling good
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
chance (of success); odds
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
string instrument; stringed instrument
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
woman; female; feminine gender
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
deep inside; innermost place
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor