burglary (carried out while a house is temporarily vacated)
nursing in the home by visiting nurses
progressive (worsening disease or condition)
gathering evidence; collecting evidence
on-the-spot investigation
good luck to come (omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
after tax income; net income
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
older person with more life experience
to blame; to find fault with
bedridden; confined to bed
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
heart attack; to have a heart attack
guess; speculation; supposition
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to demand money; to pester; to extort
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip