to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
story; tale; talk; discussion
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
main question; real issue at hand
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
senior high school; high school
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to graduate from a university
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
press club; correspondents' club
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
(police) detective; criminal matter
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable