investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
besides; in addition; also; moreover
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tinfoil; silver-colored paper
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
father; dad; husband; you; he
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to be inverted (of the order of something); to be reversed; to get mixed up; to become back to front
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
powerful person; influential person
even though; despite; when
garden (esp. with trees); park
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit