important witness; material witness; primary witness; prime suspect
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
great distance; thousands of miles; (lit.) ten thousand ri
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise