as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
in good health; alive and well; going strong
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to throw into; to toss into
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
speech and conduct; words and deeds
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
irritation; annoyance; frustration
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to go out and away; to leave
so; like this; in this way
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
older sister; lass; young lady