to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to apologize; to apologise
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
height (of body); stature
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
relatively; comparatively
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
different person; another person; someone else; changed man