participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
inspector general; commissioner
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
4th day of the month; four days
to thrust away; to send flying
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
goods; merchandise; commercial items
cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hating; strongly disliking
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
going through; going via; going by way of
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre