to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
compilation; editing; recording
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
but; however; even though; even if
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
back street; back alley; off-street
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
suddenly; all of a sudden
to flare up; to burst into flames
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
police investigator; investigator
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
speaking voice; talking voice
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment