going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
genuine article; real thing; real deal
long ago; already; a long time ago
police; police officer; police station
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to happen to hear; to overhear
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to bring; to take; to bring about
person who has committed suicide
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
how; in what way; by what means
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
discovery; detection; finding
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
even if not; even without
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
stimulating; exciting; provocative