document; official papers
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
all; entire; whole; altogether
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
(police) detective; criminal matter
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
outside telephone line; outer circle
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
it's been a long time; long time no see
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
real estate agent; realtor
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
the way one works; one's working manner
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
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
discovery; detection; finding
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
imagination; supposition; guess
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
both; both sides; both parties
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)