detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
notebook computer; laptop
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
standard; set; routine; decided
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
offence; offense; hindrance