since when; from when; how long
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
inspection; examination; check
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
smuggling; contraband trade
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
(navigable) canal; waterway
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to complain; to make a complaint
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
manner of using one's hands
preface; introduction; preamble
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing