detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
wooden house; frame house (building)
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
haori (Japanese formal coat)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
secretary (government); director; chief
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
arrest; apprehension; capture
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
small, roofless boat used as a river taxi (Edo period)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
(navigable) canal; waterway
government housing for officials
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play