originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
triangle; triangular shape
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to be hairy (of a person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (of vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (of a person); to be dull
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
(present) head of a family
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
business affairs of a company; clerical business of a Shinto shrine
property; fortune; assets