to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
timewise; temporal; chronal
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to slide into; to slip into
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
playing by oneself; playing alone; entertaining oneself; game played by oneself (e.g. solitaire)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
evening; night; nighttime
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
every evening; night after night