beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
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
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
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
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
all present; all concerned; all of us
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper