police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
convenient; handy; useful
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
(police) detective; criminal matter
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...