may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
quick work; (clever) feat
third day of the month; three days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
(police) detective; criminal matter
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
story; tale; talk; discussion
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
businessman; industrialist
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself