time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
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
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to turn towards; to point
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
father; dad; husband; you; he
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
meaning; significance; sense
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 radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...