secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
interference; intervention; meddling
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
external wound; (physical) trauma
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
without permission; without notice
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around