next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
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
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
masculine woman; mannish woman; feminine man; effeminate man; intersexual; hermaphrodite
feminine man; effeminate man; masculine woman; mannish woman
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
pessimism; disappointment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
how many years; how long; what year
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
primeval; primordial; primitive; pristine
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
mental; spiritual; emotional
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha