sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to get distracted; to jump off the track
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to take; to catch; to capture
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
how; in what way; how about
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to appear in the newspaper
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
the other day; lately; recently
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
countenance; features; looks
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done