feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to have one's hair stand on end
headquarters; head office; main office
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
many; a lot; much; multitude
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
while being out of the office or away from home
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
police affairs; military police
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
goodness; excellence; virtue
police officer; policeman; constable
secret; private; surreptitious
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
members; member; constituent
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out