cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to lie deep in; to extend far back
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to make a phone call; to answer the phone
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
5th day of the month; five days
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
only; merely; but; no more than
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
reception room; parlor; parlour
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife