toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
study; learning; tutorial
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
secret art; the mysteries
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
incident; affair; happening; event
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
acupuncture and moxibustion clinic
opening a business; opening a practice
large amount of money; great cost
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
while alive; during one's lifetime
tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant