close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
Spica (star in the constellation Virgo); Alpha Virginis
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
using as an intermediary; through
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
four characters; four letters
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
that's the way it is; such is life
gossip; corner of the mouth
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
complete destruction; demolition
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
personality; character; individuality; personhood
creation; Creation (by God)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to