pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
material; materials; data; information; documents
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
family; relatives; dependents; household
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
why; how; for what reason
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
research; study; investigation
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
settlement; solution; resolution