to rebuke; to scold harshly
criminal investigation; prosecution; examination; investigation
to investigate; to examine
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
investigation; research; looking something up
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
secretary to a Diet member; secretary to a member of parliament
so; therefore; and; (and) then
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
near; close by; within reach; familiar
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
shyness; bashfulness; shame
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
major cleanup; spring cleaning
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
swordstick; sword cane; loaded cane
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
one end; an end; part; fragment
stating (one's views); expressing
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
decoration; ornament; trimmings
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
killing by running over (with a car or train)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over