to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
squad leader; group leader; team leader
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
group; party; team; squad; section
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
club activities; extracurricular activities
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to change (one's clothes)
society; the world; the times
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the customer never has an empty bowl