endless; boundless; everlasting
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
nurse call button; calling a nurse
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
right to know; right to access information
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
hard disk (drive); hard drive
in its entirety; whole; wholly
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to tower over the surroundings
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
medical treatment; medical care
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
fan-tan (game); sevens; parliament
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar