detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
valuable article; valuables
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
rival; competitor; competition
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
over-fond parent; doting parent
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
lightning strike; lightning bolt
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
loop; shape of a hiragana "no"
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
hey; listen; look here; I say
semi-transparent; translucent
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with