to not be taken seriously
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
February; second month of the lunar calendar
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
near; close by; within reach; familiar
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to ascend; to go up; to climb
beginning; clue; starting point
admiration; wonder; astonishment
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to unfold; to unroll; to open
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on