it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
detective agency; enquiry agency
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
such; like that; that sort of
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
top university; leading university; first-rate university
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...