lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
simply put; putting it simply; in short
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
composition; constitution
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be found; to be discovered
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
counter for books; volume
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers); detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
such ... as; or some such
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
junior high school student; middle school pupil
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness