a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
establishment; settlement
to be charmed by; to be attracted to; to be taken with; to be drawn to
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to kill by burning to death
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
and then; and so; and; so then
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
sympathy; compassion; pity
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
bona fide third party; bona fide third person
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
thinnish; somewhat narrow
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
light from outside; natural light
to shave off; to scrape off
wooden hammer; wooden mallet