inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
important person; strategic person; key figure
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
like this; in this way; as you see
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to investigate; to examine
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
having bad breath; having halitosis
to make a vow; to take an oath
future prospects; promise
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
meeting; greeting; welcome
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to surround; to crowd around
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
news; word; tidings; omen
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
messenger; envoy; emissary
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
timewasting; killing time
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
training (animals); breaking (animals)