understanding person; supporter
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
transfer student; student changing schools
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
March; third month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to employ; to hire; to charter
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
number of times; frequency; count
three-digit number; hundreds column
perfect; complete; flawless
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
appearance; air; condition; state; form
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of