mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to not take seriously; to take lightly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
home area; home town; local
intelligence or information network
just as one was told; like she (he) said
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
fake; something false; sham; deception
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
go that far; to that extent
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
settlement; solution; resolution
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
selection; choice; option
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover