serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
being startled; getting a shock
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
breakthrough; great discovery
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
to take up space; to occupy space
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
yearned for; longed for; missed
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
question and answer session
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
drug administration; giving of a drug; medication
sitting cross-legged; sitting in the lotus position
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting