pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
to say; to be pleased to say
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
single-father household; motherless family
business trip; official trip
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
injured person; wounded person
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
first thing in the morning
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on