gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
near; close; beside; third person
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
copying in entirety (verbatim)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
present (brought by a visitor); gift
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by