foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
senior high school student
arrest; apprehension; capture
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
perfect; complete; flawless
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow