to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
delay; putting off; procrastination
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
receptionist; reception woman
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
identification papers; piece of identification; identity document; ID
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
physical strength; muscle strength
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to form a group; to form a bunch
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
making practical; making useful; implementing
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)