you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
on-the-spot investigation
personal; individual; private
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
you could say that; that might be so
mental image; mental picture; image
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
memory; sense; experience
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching