to surge; to well up; to gush out
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
nothing but; none other than
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
university student; college student
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
police headquarters; main office; this office
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
maid; helper; help; assistance
honour; honor; glory; privilege
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
personal history; background; career
holding a dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
(Japanese-style) living room
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
ruffian palanquin bearer (Edo period); thug; ruffian; scoundrel
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler