illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to gather; to collect; to assemble
news programme; news program
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
check-out time; checkout time
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
advance payment; up-front payment; prepayment
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
underground train; subway
Morishita Station (Tokyo)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
here and there; in places
shop; small store; business; firm
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
large store; large-scale store
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)