indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
than; from; out of; except; but; more
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
offender; criminal; culprit
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
such ... as; or some such
only; merely; but; no more than
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
gang of hoodlums (hooligans); bad company; companion in gang activities
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
in swarms; in great crowds
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
that's the way it is; such is life
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter