establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
student (esp. a university student)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
finger flick to the forehead
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
bombshell announcement (statement)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
study; research; investigation
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
serious look (on one's face); straight face
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
opposite; reverse; contrary
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
manner of using one's hands
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification