action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
discovery; detection; finding
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to pass (of time); to elapse
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be surprised; to be astonished
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(private) investigation company; research agency
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
surname; family name; last name
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
hey there; I say; see here
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
instead; but (on the other hand)
in spite of; regardless of
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking