quarterly (magazine, journal, etc.)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
nightlife districts; drinking districts
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
surname; family name; last name
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
(full) name; family name and given name
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
leaving work; clocking out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
one's family; family member
to lean against; to set against
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
interference; intervention; meddling