high-pitched tone; soprano
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
sign; indication; omen; symptom
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
(police) detective; criminal matter
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
victim; injured party; sufferer
conjurer; magician; illusionist
municipal hospital; public hospital
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
interruption; suspension; break
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
number of persons; personnel
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to collect; to assemble; to gather
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to begin to rain; to begin to snow