sorry; excuse me; thank you
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
24 hours; twenty-four hours
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
stocktaking; inventory count; faultfinding
Higashino Keigo (1958.2.4-)
new book; new publication
arrival of goods; goods received
in advance; beforehand; previously
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately