investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
long ago; already; a long time ago
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
how; in what way; in what manner
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to burst open; to pop; to split
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
older sister; elder sister
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
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