appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
somehow; for some reason or other
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
(how) many times; (how) often
unidentifiable; unidentified
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
Sumida River Firework Festival (Tokyo)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
intuition; instinct; hunch
near; nearby; not far off
to lose sight of; to miss
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
madder red; dark red; crimson
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (in a hotel); suite
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
upper floor (of a building)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
lodger; guest (esp. at a hotel)
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
modern; lug arm tips (on glasses); temple tips
living; lifestyle; living room
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)