there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
pull; patronage; tug; discount
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
and (also); both ... and; as well as
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
Buddhist (household) altar
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
Buddhist ritual implements (esp. altar fittings)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
a Buddha; deceased person