acceleration; progressive increase
open criminal investigation
best photograph; best shot
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
rapid development; rapid unfolding
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
affidavit; deposition; testimony
spread; span; expanse; extent
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to take away; to carry away
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
recovery; undoing; recall
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
as if nothing had happened