electricity; (electric) light
clothes; clothing; garments
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
serious; not joking; straight
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
in that way; thus; so; so?
whenever you want; any time you like
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
private citizen; civilian
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
hegemony; leadership; initiative
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
how long; how far; how much
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
woman; female; feminine gender
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around