close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
discovery; detection; finding
older sister; lass; young lady
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
hello; good day; good afternoon
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
genuine; authentic; true; real
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
wintertime; winter season
two times; twice; two degrees
thank you for your continued patronage
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews