probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
mineral matter; metallic property
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
peace conference; peace talks
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
deleterious substance; toxic substance
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets)
calming down; quieting down
awesome; amazing; incredible; a lot; absolutely
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
Cannae; Canne (Italy); Battle of Cannae (216 BCE)
art of war; strategy; tactics
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
big hit (with); great success; great reception; great popularity; catching on greatly
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
non-prescription glasses (worn as a fashion accessory); fake glasses; lensless glasses