neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
sensation; great popularity; big stir; big splash
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
the real criminal; true culprit
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to gather; to collect; to assemble
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
very much; exceedingly; extremely
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
periodic; regular; routine
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency