to the last; persistency; thoroughness
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
principal occupation; core business
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
to concern; to be related
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
in this way; thus; such; uh...
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to jump at; to be attracted by
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
self-defense; self-defence
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
ability; performance; efficiency
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
custom; made or built to order; customs (government agency)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to grow up; to become an adult
to feel; to sense; to experience
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
Daihatsu (Japanese automobile manufacturer)
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
Thanksgiving (US, Canada)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium