green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
other side; opposite side; other party
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
settlement; solution; resolution
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
declaration; statement; proclamation
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
bento; Japanese box lunch
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)