very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
two persons; two people; pair; couple
company president; manager; director
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
instead; but (on the other hand)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to have a talk; to tell a story
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
middle of the night; dead of night
now; the present time; just now; another; more
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to be silent; to say nothing
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
discovery; detection; finding
to wring the neck; to strangle