what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
First Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating homicide, robbery, kidnapping, arson, and sexual assault
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
excretion; discharge; excrement
to give off a stench; to stink
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
illicitly brewed liquor; moonshine
to lie down; to throw oneself down
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
staying overnight without meals (at a hotel, etc.); bed without board
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
branch office; agency; sub-branch
all one has; all one's possessions
this and that; one thing or another
upper classes; high society
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
January; first month of the lunar calendar
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs