skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
police officer; policeman; policewoman
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
answering machine; answer phone
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
business trip; official trip
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
bulgogi (Korean dish of grilled beef)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
after that; afterwards; thereafter
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
now that; since; so long as; because
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty