scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
knitted or crocheted small stuffed animal or anthropomorphic creature; knitted stuffed toy
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
very likely; very probable
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
many; numerous; various; large number of
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
minority group (party); minority
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
very much; exceedingly; extremely
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to name; to call; to christen; to term
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
it's no joke; gimme a break!
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
step; stride; counter for steps
stepping back; drawing back