investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
study; diligence; discount; reduction
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to continue (going along some trend)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to increase; to add to; to augment
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
carefree; free from worry
genuine article; real thing; real deal
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
of course; certainly; naturally
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
surname; family name; last name
orphan; person without friends
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke