seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
very interesting; of great interest
article; news story; report; account
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
back issue (of a publication); back number; number (on the back of a player's uniform); shirt number
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
intelligence gathering; information gathering
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
second (unit of time); arc second
comma; decimal point; radix point
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
senior high school student
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
suffix for familiar person
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly