closed circle (of suspects, in mystery fiction)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
experimental; provisional
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
highest grade; superlative degree
doppelgänger; doppelganger
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
semi-transparent; translucent
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
to incur someone's enmity
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
to become dim; to become blurred
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin