to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
for example; for instance; e.g.
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
debut work; one's first work
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
sailor suit; middy uniform
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
detective team; study group; club
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part