investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
discovery; detection; finding
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
basis for decision; evidence for judging
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
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
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
mental image; mental picture; image
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
moron; idiot; stupid person
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you