strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
society; the world; the times
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to pile up; to accumulate
while; during; while; although; all; both
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
(police) detective; criminal matter
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
one's post; place of work; workplace
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
now; the present time; just now; another; more
river; stream; River; the ... river
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by