inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
principal occupation; core business
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
on the occasion of; at the time of
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to watch steadily; to stare
investigation; research; looking something up
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
still (continuing); as ever; further
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
empress (consort); queen (consort)
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect