investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
television program; TV program
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to need; to call for; to require
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
all; entire; whole; altogether
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to lose heart; to lose motivation
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
with these words; while saying
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
nothing but; except; no more than
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish