detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to concern; to be related
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
number of persons; personnel
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
living thing; organism; creature; biology
plural; multiple; several
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
surface of the earth; ground surface
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
metre; meter; meter; gauge
number one; first; best; most; game; round
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
senior; elder; person older than oneself