(police) detective; criminal matter
light; right; right field; right fielder
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
training (animals); breaking (animals)
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to cause someone to worry
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
cruelty; hard-heartedness
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to yell; to rant; to rave
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
father; dad; husband; you; he
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety