guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
sympathy; empathy; response
to figure out; to get an idea
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
document; official papers
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
author; writer; novelist; artist
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
electric appliance store; electrician
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
innocence; being not guilty
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
I told you so; you see that?
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case