texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
price of fame; penalty of greatness
the customer is always right; the customer is king
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
3rd day of the month; three days
to pass (of time); to elapse
consumption; expenditure; spending
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
on and after; from ... onward; since
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
husband and wife; married couple
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
victim; injured party; sufferer
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
several years; a few years
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to move (house); to change residence
student (esp. a university student)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation