investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
fee; charge; rate; material
to be expensive; to be costly
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
dried squid; dried cuttlefish
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
bank; banking institution
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
noisy; confused; uproarious
to run about trying to escape
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man