energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
great pair; well-oiled two-man team
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
one grain; one drop; one bead
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
temporary; transitory; short-lived
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
10th day of the month; ten days
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
wedded life; married life
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
expiration of term of office