investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
at that time; in those days
meaningless; insignificance
to have a relationship; to have relations
planned; scheduled; systematic
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
notice; attention; observation
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
thus; such being the case; in these circumstances
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
most part; greater part; majority
impassioned speech; fervent speech
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
in case of; at that time; at this time
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
one large ...; a great ...
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
complete change; about-face