future (usually near); prospects
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
police officer; policeman; policewoman
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
children's song; nursery rhyme
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
serious look (on one's face); straight face
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
many; much; plenty; hardly
Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
wherein; therein; thereinto
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to be needed; to be wanted
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up