detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
secret; private; surreptitious
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to lay aside; to set aside
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily