to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
being dotted with; being scattered
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
wide turn; detour; the long way around
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
police; police officer; police station
arrest; apprehension; capture
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to push aside; to push one's way through
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
hand used like a sword in striking
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
analepticum; restorative medicine
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)