academic; scholarly; scientific
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
pressure; oppression; suppression
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
something; some kind of; for some reason
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
parts; accessories; components
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from