to discuss; to talk together
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
the place for; the time for; the level of
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to fight to the bitter end
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
main question; real issue at hand
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except