person;  someone;  human beings;  mankind;  human (Homo sapiens);  (other) people;  others
 to wait;  to await;  to look forward to;  to depend on;  to need
 human being;  human;  person;  character (of a person)
 to ask;  to inquire;  to blame (someone) for;  to accuse of;  to care about;  to regard as important
 as it is;  as one likes;  because;  condition;  state
 yes;  indeed;  ha!;  what?;  huh?;  sigh
 just (e.g. "just wait here");  come now;  tolerably;  passably;  well...;  I think...
 reaching a stopping place;  settling down (before the next stage);  getting to a point where one can rest;  one paragraph
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work
 and;  besides;  because;  since;  the thing is;  for one thing
 tea (usu. green);  tea break (at work);  tea ceremony
 to be needed;  to be wanted
 section manager;  section chief
 I appreciate your efforts
 not less than;  ... and over;  beyond (e.g. one's expectations);  above;  above-mentioned;  aforementioned
 be;  is;  did;  (have) done;  please;  do
 impressions;  thoughts;  feelings;  reactions
 futility;  waste;  uselessness;  pointlessness;  idleness
 to get tired;  to tire;  to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.)  to starve
 actual spot;  scene (of a crime, accident, etc.);  (on) site;  (on) the ground;  filming location;  (movie) set
 thing;  object;  one's things;  possessions;  things;  something;  quality
 wish;  desire;  hope;  prospect;  expectation;  (one's) hopes
 to grant (request, wish);  to answer (prayer);  to fulfill (conditions);  to meet (requirements)
 to do;  to undertake;  to send;  to dispatch;  to put;  to move;  to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
 commemorable;  worth commemorating;  momentous;  monumental
 first day returning to work after the New Years holiday;  first task at a new job;  newcomer's first job
 last night;  yesterday evening
 Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
 north;  the North;  northern territories;  North Korea; (arch.)  north wind
 station (esp. a police station);  office (e.g. tax office)
 surrender (to the authorities);  giving oneself up;  turning oneself in
 (crime of) abandonment of a corpse;  abandoning a dead body
 concerning;  regarding;  per (e.g. 100 yen per person);  for every
 affidavit;  deposition;  testimony
 murder;  homicide;  manslaughter
 person;  character;  one's character;  one's personality;  able person;  talented person
 to employ;  to hire;  to charter
 dead body;  corpse;  cadaver;  carcass
 cutting;  severance;  section;  amputation;  disconnection
 several;  a number of;  quantity;  amount;  counting;  figures;  number
 counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
 to bury (e.g. in the ground);  to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall);  to cause to be packed;  to plug (a gap);  to stop (a gap);  to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.);  to make amends
 that is so;  that is right;  it looks to me;  people say that;  it is said that;  I hear that
 but;  however;  (and) yet;  nevertheless;  still;  for all that
 this;  last (couple of years, etc.);  these;  you (as in "you liar")
 stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)