careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
regret; repentance; remorse
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
affectation; showiness; pretence
to have a talk; to tell a story
straightforwardly; in an outspoken manner
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
and yet; though; when; in spite of
intuition; instinct; hunch
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
about this time; about now
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
(police) detective; criminal matter
imagination; supposition; guess
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)