investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
seeming to be for a certain reason; seeming to indicate there are special circumstances; seeming to indicate there is more than meets the eye
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
looking like one is waiting for someone
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
questions and answers; dialogue
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
dismissal; sacking; discharge
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely