Afro (hairstyle); Afro-; African
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
detective work; detective industry
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
being open but having virtually no business
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
electricity bill; electric bill
change; alteration; modification
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
witnessing; observing; sighting
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
casualties; the killed and wounded
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
to explain adequately; to be accountable
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
journey; route of a journey
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like