investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
ice pop; icy pole; popsicle; ice lolly
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
(period of) a year; during an era
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
expression; look; countenance; face
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
mental; spiritual; emotional
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
to rule; to govern; to administer
red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
note (letter) left behind; will
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
society; public; community; social studies