theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
sign; indication; omen; symptom
oracle; revelation; divine message
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
to establish; to formulate
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
in the same way as; just like
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
source of river; fountainhead
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
decomposition; ulceration
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up