event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
professor; teaching; instruction
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
electricity; (electric) light
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
now; the present time; just now; another; more
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour