detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
paste; glue; clothing starch
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
craftsmanship; artisanship
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
precondition; prerequisite
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
business trip; official trip
light meal; snack; refreshments
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
variant edition (e.g. of a manga series); special chapter published in a manga magazine
ability to attract customers
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction