to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
scoop (e.g. of icecream); scoopful; small ornamental spoon
medical science; medicine
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
dissection; autopsy; analysis
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
technical skill; ability; capacity
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to like; to love; to be fond of
to speak ill of; to disparage
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain