ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
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)
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
offender; criminal; culprit
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
peace preservation; security; safety
chief (of police); head (of office)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
suggestion; hint; implication
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to let loose something dangerous; (lit.) to let loose a tiger in the field
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
man of the hour; woman of the hour
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers