inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
separate; respective; different
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(a bar hostess) coming to work accompanied by a customer
clergyman; churchman; clergy
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
un-Japanese in appearance or character
finely chiseled (features)
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
(courteous) invitation; call
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to knead well; to polish; to refine
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
first of all; first thing
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
way; method; means; resource; course
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression