investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to get strong; to gain strength
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
to call in; to invite; to bring in
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
tokkōfuku; type of long jacket worn by bōsōzoku biker gang members, etc.
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
how much; how many; to what extent
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent