gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
hearsay; learning by hearsay
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
adult (film, etc.); pornographic; X-rated
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
labor; labour; manpower; working force
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to raid; to storm; to launch an attack (on); to mount an assault (on)
rescue mission; evacuation operation
there's no smoke without fire
one dog barks at a shadow, and a hundred bark at the sound; it takes one person to start a rumor for the masses to tell it as the truth; gossip travels faster than the truth; (lit.) when one dog barks at nothing, ten thousand dogs will pass it on as fact
overhasty; rash; premature
to be consistent; to be coherent
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
answering machine; answerphone
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
later on; eventually; afterwards
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
to be powered on; to be turned on
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
since the dawn of history
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
about when; about what time; how soon
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
front entrance; front door
piece of wood at the front edge of an entranceway floor; front portion of the floor of the genkan
debut; initial stage appearance