mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
such; like that; that sort of; very
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
alone; by oneself; on one's own
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
settlement; solution; resolution
trivial; not amounting to much
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(police) detective; criminal matter
older sister; lass; young lady
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
world; society; people; the public
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
cooperation; collaboration
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different