detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
moule; common (blue) mussel
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
lariat; slip noose; lasso; lariat (wrestling); clothesline
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to throw open; to leave open
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine