mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
body; physical system; (the) person
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
change of schedule; schedule change
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
than; from; out of; except; but; more
it is not (like that) either
society; the world; the times
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case