account book; register; ledger
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to carry around; to carry on one's person
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
untreated; left unattended (to); still to be dealt with; unprocessed
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
vacant house; unoccupied house
then; well; so; well then
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
in order; in turn; one by one
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
on bad terms; at loggerheads
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
young person; youth; young
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch