high-class restaurant; high-end store
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
private citizen; civilian
cat ears; nekomimi; character with cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
senior superintendent; police inspector
studying very hard; studying like mad
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to replace (a picture, sign, hanging scroll, etc.); to substitute; to take down (an old picture, etc.) and put up a new one; to move (a picture, etc.) to another location; to hang somewhere else
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
top university; leading university; first-rate university
vocational school; technical school
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
a great variety of; diversity
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
security contracting (against fire, theft, etc.); private security arrangement
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
legal; lawful; legitimate
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
school nurse; nurse teacher; health teacher
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life