so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
unexpectedly; surprisingly
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
I see; that's right; indeed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
(social) position; status
personality; style; appearance
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
don't you think?; indicates question
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
ago; since; before; previous
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach