detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
opening a business; opening a practice
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
many; much; plenty; hardly
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to establish; to formulate
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
second generation; second; junior
birth; creation; formation
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
should; must; -able; probably; likely
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
intelligence agency; secret service
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
offender; criminal; culprit
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)
secrecy; highly classified information
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)