investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo); Numidian crane
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
passing the winter; hibernation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
north wall; north face (of a mountain)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
time; season; period; phase; stage
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
writing; composition; essay; sentence
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient