the real criminal; true culprit
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be cleared of a charge
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
murder; homicide; manslaughter
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
face with no make-up; sobriety
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
an issue being settled; a case being closed
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
offender; criminal; culprit