detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
scene; sight; scenario; setting
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
the place for; the time for; the level of
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint