dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
the other day; a few days ago
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
illegal; illicit; unlawful
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to be expensive; to be costly
amount of money; sum of money
transactions; dealings; business
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
price; cost; value; worth; value
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
business discussion; negotiation
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
(with a) start; fright; alarm
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
clearing one's throat; cough
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to continue to do; to persist in doing