postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
police; police officer; police station
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
duty; function; office; mission; task
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
pistol; handgun; revolver
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
Niigata (city, prefecture)
to be found; to be discovered
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality