front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
three; three years of age
way; method; means; (technical) specification
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
working adult; full-fledged member of society
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
form; shape; figure; visage
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to hide; to keep to oneself
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
wind music; wind instrument music
later on; eventually; afterwards
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
marriage fraud; fake marriage