company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
leaving work (office, school) early; quick lookup (in a dictionary, index, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
three; three years of age
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise