to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
meaning; significance; sense
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
rifling marks on a fired bullet
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
unsettled; pending; unresolved
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
stabbing to death; putting out
victim; injured party; sufferer
illegal; illicit; unlawful
usurer; usury; loansharking
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common