until now; so far; up to the present
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
study; diligence; discount; reduction
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
such; like that; that sort of; very
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
as a child; when one was a child
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
offender; criminal; culprit
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
such; like that; that sort of; very
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
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)
how; in what way; how about
go that far; to that extent
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch