gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
hearsay; learning by hearsay
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
believable; credible; trustworthy
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
labor; labour; manpower; working force
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
rescue mission; evacuation operation
there's no smoke without fire
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
overhasty; rash; premature
to be consistent; to be coherent
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
answering machine; answerphone
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
later on; eventually; afterwards
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to be powered on; to be turned on
main question; real issue at hand
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
since the dawn of history
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
about when; about what time; how soon
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
front entrance; front door
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies