(police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc.
trio; gang of three; threesome
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
transfer student; student changing schools
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
that's true; of course; obviously
beautiful; good; excellent
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
nonchalantly; without a care
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
subtracting points; points deducted
temporary licence; temporary license; provisional licence; provisional license
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
when; how soon; how long until
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
full view; plain sight; completely visible
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute