to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
... years old; age (of) ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
very interesting; of great interest
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
settlement; solution; resolution
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
such; this sort of; like this