the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
thin udon noodles (served chilled)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
intuition; instinct; hunch
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to cease; to stop; to be over
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to exist; to remain; to consist (in); to lie (in); to retain; to preserve
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
another; different; something else
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation