to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
middle of the night; dead of night
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
5th day of the month; five days
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
weak force; weak interaction
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
opening event; opening ceremony; grand opening
what's what; heads or tails
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
flustered; confused; panicked
troubled face; worried expression
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
speaking voice; talking voice
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
telecommunications equipment; communication device
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell