conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
consequence; outcome; result; blame
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to gather; to collect; to assemble
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
inside one's heart; in one's mind
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave