erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
complete; whole; perfect; safe
(in the same way) as before; as always
that's true; of course; obviously
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
not yet known; unknown; strange
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
tone (of voice); manner of talking
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable