regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be found; to be discovered
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
... years old; age (of) ...
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
discovery; detection; finding
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
(passenger) car; automobile
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car; oncoming traffic
taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass); waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to switch off; to turn off
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution