bygones; the past; past event
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
prohibition; inhibition; ban
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
tool; implement; means; furniture
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to become better; to improve
by today; before the day is over
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
complete recovery of health
society; the world; the times
soldier; combatant; warrior
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
way; method; means; resource; course
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related