to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
one after another; in succession
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
mass communication; mass media
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
very likely; very probable
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
suffix for familiar person
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
Taiwanese person; Taiwanese people
receiver's shop; pawnshop which knowingly buys stolen goods
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to have a talk; to tell a story
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around