untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
going home from work; on the way home from work
at work; in the midst of work; working
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; attractive older man with some gray hair
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
actor; actress; player; performer
attractive middle-aged man
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
quite unconcerned; nonchalant
to be injured; to sustain a wound
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
naughty; mischievous; unruly
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
birth; creation; formation
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
talk about divorce or separation
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
the other day; a few days ago
to call each other; to call out to one another
Kuroiwa Ruikou (1862.11.20-1920.10.6)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
even though; despite; when
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless