at that time; in those days
material; materials; data; information; documents
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
library (usu. single-room); small library
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
society; the world; the times
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to make a speech; to address
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
control; management (e.g. of a business)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off