heir's distributive share
hair dye (for graying hair)
environmentally friendly; eco-friendly
murder victim; body of a murder victim
to backfire; to have a harmful result
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
forensic researcher; crime scene investigator
economic fortune; luck with money
leukocyte; leucocyte; white blood cell
plunging to one's death; death from a fall
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
detective agency; enquiry agency
touché; you've got me there
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
interests and preferences
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
incident resulting in injury
to wash again; to reconsider
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
about when; about what time; how soon
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
demotion; relegation; downgrading