nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
an issue being settled; a case being closed
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
offender; criminal; culprit
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
clearing one's throat; cough
very loose; slowly; leisurely
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
probability; likelihood; chances
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be needed; to be wanted
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable