miser; niggard; cheapskate
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
loveable; very likeable; like very much
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to face; to go towards; to head towards
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
memory; ability to remember
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
near oneself; close to one; familiar
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to have an idea; to have a clue
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged