trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
tone (of voice); manner of talking
head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
great laughter; burst of laughter
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
genuine autograph; genuine article
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
question; inquiry; enquiry
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to chase; to run after; to pursue
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
society; public; community; social studies
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
imagination; supposition; guess
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting