one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
suffix for familiar person
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
loveable; very likeable; like very much
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
wise saying; famous saying
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
belief; faith; conviction
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
how; in what way; by what means
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start