mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
ten (long cylindrical things)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to take (be in) charge of
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
like this; this sort; this way
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention