investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
stairs; stairway; staircase
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
fall; drop; descent; coming down
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
attractive to men; in a style (appearance, look, etc.) that men fall for; amorous woman
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
physical education; PE; gym (class)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
surrounding at a distance
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
how long; how far; how much
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
to become better; to improve
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short