even more; still more; further
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
euphoric mood; exuberant mood
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
older sister; elder sister
resignation; acceptance; consolation
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
older sister; lass; young lady
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
how many years; how long; what year
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
indicate reason; infers some protest
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
and (also); both ... and; as well as