another shop, store, or firm
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
strangulation; strangling
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
unsettled; pending; unresolved
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
what do you want?; can I help you?
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
listening device; bug; wiretap
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
100,000,000; one hundred million
to strangle; to constrict
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
to wring the neck; to strangle
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty