to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
arrest; apprehension; capture
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
number one; first; best; most; game; round
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
even if; even though; however; no matter how
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
useless; no good; hopeless
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
succession; continuation; series; sequence
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
continuation; succession; series
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
speech; words; one's lines; remarks