unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to keep a house; to run a household
1,000,000; one million; million; many
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
divining sticks; counting; calculation
fixed amount (of money); fixed sum; flat sum
report of death; notification of a death
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
incident of death; fatal case
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
grip (of hand); grip strength
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
assembling a criminal case
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
appointment; assignment; promotion
to be hesitant; to feel timid
postmortem lividity; livor mortis; death spot
lower half of the body; nether parts