easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
bacterium; bacteria; germ
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
third day of the month; three days
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to look away; to avert one's eyes
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office