detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
older brother; elder brother
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
organization for local children (for growth via sports, study, service, etc.)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to grumble; to make difficulties
president (of a society); chairman
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
state of fine weather where one is subject to direct sunlight
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
milking; milker; milkmaid
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to breathe while sleeping
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
enumeration; citation; listing