explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
insight; power of observation
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
way of eating; how to eat
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
preliminary examination; pretrial hearing