craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
thereupon; shortly thereafter
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
in case of; at that time; at this time
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
way (of doing); manner; method; means
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
honorific/polite/humble prefix
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
that; the matter in question
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side