lord of a manor; estate steward
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
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)
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
real experience; actual observations
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
settlement; solution; resolution
detective agency; enquiry agency
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
wounded person; injured person
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
just because; even if; even though
eccentric; crank; oddball
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to speak ill of; to disparage
no!; no no!; no, not at all
comma; decimal point; radix point
the first and second; a few