to be responsive; to show immediate results
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
at that time; in those days
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
to emphasize; to attach importance to
by means of; due to; because of; according to
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
people; men and women; each person; everybody
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
raised path leading to a shrine
road approaching a shrine
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)