mining; digging; working (a mine)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
honour; honor; glory; privilege
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
while surprised; suddenly
to escape death; to be saved from death
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
detective agency; enquiry agency
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
novel; story; (work of) fiction
detective work; detective industry
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
curious; strange; unusual
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
true to one's name; living up to one's name
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
illegal; illicit; unlawful
probity check; background investigation
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative