study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
police officer; policeman; policewoman
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
criminal nature; criminality
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
resentment; indignation; anger
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
intuition; instinct; hunch
a few years ago; some years back
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
thousand years; millennium; eternity
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
near; nearby; not far off
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful