reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to mix; to stir; to blend
quarreling; wrangling; argument; fuss
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
about; concerning; related to; -ish
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
exercise to help digestion
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)