investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
battlefield; battleground
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
February; second month of the lunar calendar
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
mid-year gift; summer gift
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
accidental ingestion; swallowing something by mistake
raw materials; ingredients
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
one by one; one at a time; in turn
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
Hanako-san (ghost rumoured to haunt school toilet stalls)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
tenth day of the month; ten days
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to be boiled; to be cooked
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath