to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
material (data) for one's research; research material
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
moving about; stirring about
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
from the beginning; from scratch
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
sick person; patient; invalid
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to offer (put up) resistance
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
clanging; empty; deserted
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
carefree; free from worry
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
just the other day; quite recently
capacity; volume; capacitance