necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
don't you think?; indicates question
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
river; stream; River; the ... river
dry riverbed; river beach
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
(dead) body; corpse; remains
discovery; detection; finding
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
magazine; journal; periodical
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more