detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
police; police officer; police station
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to have a relationship; to have relations
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
adds force or indicates command
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
distrust; unjust suspicion
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
Mori Rintarou (pseudonym of Mori Ougai)