reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
one end; an end; part; fragment
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
drama; play; powerful drug
homosexuality; homosexual love
around the clock; day and night
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
family system; the family (as an institution)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
general framework; broad outline; rough idea; generally; broadly; in broad terms
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
occult; transcendental; supernaturalness; supernaturalism; supernaturality
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to accept; to receive; to agree
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
party; set; gang; company; person
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of