investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
periodic; regular; routine
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
if it is the case that ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to bring; to take; to bring about
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
bad influence; negative influence
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
relation; connection; relevance
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside