fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
authenticity; credibility
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
empirical; from experience
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to have an idea; to have a clue
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
out of character; unlike one
even if not; even without
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to stare back at; to look back at
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind