to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
accomplishment; execution
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
hereabouts; around there; that area
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
innocent; cherubic; childlike
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
first thing in the morning
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
thought; consideration; thinking
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
right side; right-hand side
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter