to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
offender; criminal; culprit
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
rather; sooner; preferably
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to collect; to assemble; to gather
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
of course; certainly; naturally
prospects of victory; chances of success
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all