probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
rebirth; new birth; nascent
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
maid; helper; help; assistance
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
four (long cylindrical things)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
attendant; valet; servant; follower
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about