to shed light; to cast light
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
a couple (of lovers, etc.)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
hard (life); tough (world)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to set (sun); to become dark
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known