a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
strike (i.e. industrial action)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
factory manager; plant superintendent; works manager
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
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)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be found; to be discovered
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
trunk (of the body); soma
shooting range; firing range
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(police) detective; criminal matter
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)