to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
very interesting; of great interest
article; news story; report; account
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
back issue (of a publication); back-number
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
intelligence gathering; information gathering
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
form; shape; figure; visage
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
second (unit of time); arc second
comma; decimal point; radix point
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
senior high school student
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
suffix for familiar person
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly