old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
question; inquiry; enquiry
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished