reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
feeling; sense; impression
to be consistent; to be coherent
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
such; this sort of; like this
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
award of excellence; merit award
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
debut work; one's first work
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving