worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
while; during; while; although; all; both
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
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