proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to be conspicuous; to stand out
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to ask a question; to ask questions
police officer; policeman; policewoman
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless