special investigation department
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
recently; lately; these days
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
meteor; shooting star; falling star
body and soul; mind and body
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
way; method; means; resource; course
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
third day of the month; three days
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt