an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
independence from parents
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to spread; to be propagated
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
finishing blow; coup de grâce
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
episode; anecdote; vignette
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
staying the night; lodging (at)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
opposite side; other side; other party
vexing; irritating; impatient
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre