mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
stimulating; exciting; provocative
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
it is not (like that) either
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
apartment with one bedroom and a combined dining room and kitchen
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
(police) detective; criminal matter
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster