to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
offender; criminal; culprit
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
keeping things tidy and in order
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to hang (something) on the wall
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
please; somehow or other; one way or another
otherwise; or else; if not
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
life; living; I; me; student
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)