search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
weather (conditions); disposition; temperament
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
person in charge of public relations; PR manager
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
succession; continuation; series; sequence
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
letter by letter; character by character
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
good; goodness; right; virtue
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to be smeared; to be covered
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
Einstein; Einstein, Albert (1879-1955; German-born theoretical physicist)