poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to try all possible means
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
peerless; unequalled; unequaled
to call again; to call (someone) back
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
self-examination; reflection
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
a person without a single relative
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
notebook; memorandum; commonplace book
spreading; infesting; running rampant
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
official document; archives
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
round shape; circle; circular form
principal; capital; income-producing assets
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
death from disease; death from illness
pregnancy; conception; gestation
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
melancholy; gloom; depression
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply