to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
about this time; about now
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
one scoop (e.g. of ice cream); one scoopful; one spoonful (e.g. of soup); small ornamental spoon
(dead) body; corpse; remains
medicine; medical science
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
technical skill; ability; capacity
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to like; to love; to be fond of
to speak ill of; to disparage
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
role; part; job; assignment
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain