details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to come to (a serious state); to reach
calling by name; designation; nomination
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to press a question; to cross-examine
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
generation; lifetime; age
secret story; unknown episode
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to be softened; to calm down
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
with a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to smile broadly; to grin widely
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
lately; recently; these days
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to speak; to hear a voice
to look around; to take a view of
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
colleague; workmate; comrade; coworker
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
the other day; some time ago; recently
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
outsider; someone outside of a group
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)