heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
(not) much; (not) very; (arch.) like this; (arch.) as a rule
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
that year; same year; same age
world; society; people; the public
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
even though it is not; despite not
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)