detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
writing; composition; essay; sentence
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
planning; project; plan; design
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
please (give me); please (do for me)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
depiction; description; portrayal
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
production (e.g. play); direction
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
if it is the case that ...
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)