investigator; one who seeks the way
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
information leak; data breach
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
contrabass; double bass; bass
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
leader; authority; mainstay
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
a style of Chinese poetry; legend or inscription on a picture
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
craftsman; skilled artisan
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
unheard-of; unprecedented
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.