in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
long ago; already; a long time ago
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
biological parent; real parent
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to take away; to carry away
concealment; suppression; hiding
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
floor above; floor upstairs
to take back; to recapture