editor (in publishing, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
the way one works; one's working manner
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
public lavatory; public restroom
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom