to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
occurrence; happening; incident; event
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
remaining silent; keeping secret
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to understand; to make out
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
official announcement; proclamation
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
man; male; masculine gender
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past