old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
question; inquiry; enquiry
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...