investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
nervousness; oversensitivity
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
possession; retention; maintenance
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
not necessarily so; is not always true
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
thorough; exhaustive; complete
when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
other side; opposite side; other party
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to be needed; to be wanted
be (that) as it may; having said that
sense of caution; wariness
to laugh away; to laugh off
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much