but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
tuft of hair under temple; sideburns; sidelocks
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
stepping back; drawing back
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
subtracting points; points deducted
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
shady; underhanded; questionable
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
(police) detective; criminal matter
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
at once; immediately; right now
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
wedding ring; wedding band
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!