condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
product; produce; result; fruit
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(maintain, observe) social (public) order
maintenance; preservation; improvement
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
tall figure; high stature
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
(police) detective; criminal matter
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for