investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
throughout; all through; right through
to show up; to appear; to turn up
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
light, heating and water utility costs
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
account number (bank, etc.)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
going through; going via; going by way of
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound