bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
something like ...; something called ...
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
witnessing; observing; sighting