detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
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
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
about; concerning; related to; -ish
when it becomes; when it comes to
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to complain; to make a complaint
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam