to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
all (there is); as long as there is
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
simple and clear; plain and simple
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
witnessing; observing; sighting
participation; joining; entry; adherence
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to become an expert; to be master at
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
orator; eloquent speaker; accomplished orator
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
danger; peril; hazard; risk