to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
cooperation; collaboration
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
item; something that one "just has to have"
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to become misty; to become hazy
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
moaning; muttering; complaining
to complain; to make a complaint
older brother; elder brother
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(someone else's) child; child; kid
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case