to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to differ; to vary; to disagree
general; popular; common; typical
almost; roughly; approximately
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
conviction; belief; confidence
Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
along the road; along the way
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
(written) work; book; writings
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
only; merely; but; no more than
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
that; the matter in question
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to jump up and down; to hop
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
in the same way as; just like
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after