goods; merchandise; commercial items
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
good old; good old-fashioned
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
proper; respectable; decent; honest
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
way of speaking; intimation
deep affection; dear; beloved
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
sorry to bother you, but ...
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)