detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that day; the very same day
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
physical condition; state of health; shape
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
summer cold (illness); summer flu
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
unseasonably cool weather during the rainy season
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy