year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
illegal; illicit; unlawful
legal; lawful; legitimate
(medical) doctor; physician
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to be expensive; to be costly
spring water; clear (pure) water
condition; state (of health); appearance
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to be too late; to be too slow
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count