arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
does not; can not; will not
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
look!; there!; here!; that is
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter