research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
to be nearing death; to be dying
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
thought; idea; conception
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)
collective view; collective opinion; consensus
dual personality; split personality
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
perverse; perverted; twisted; inverted
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
(not) even for a moment; (not) for an instant
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
a long time ago; long ago
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
peak (of prosperity, popularity, etc.); height; prime
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
fart; gas; wind; worthless thing; insignificant thing
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend