popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
tenant (esp. of an apartment); occupant; resident (e.g. of a nursing home)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
rather; better; instead; if anything
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
periodic; regular; routine
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
dying; death; dead; useless; damned