occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
how; in what way; by what means
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
one thin flat object; one sheet
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
popular name; common name; given name
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
ticket window; box office; ticket
relatively; comparatively
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter