striking; remarkable; considerable
complete change; about-face
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
many; numerous; various; large number of
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
more than usual; especially; particularly
inscrutable; incomprehensible
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward