investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at kids, such as manga)
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright
to worry about the future
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
to wander; to roam from place to place
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
busy; having no (free) time
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
no exception; without exception; always the same
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
imitation; similar article; similar goods
head house (family); birthplace; originator
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
dukedom; duchy; principality
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
deserted village; poor village
wintry desolation; poor business conditions