certain evidence; definite evidence
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
nonchalant air; unruffled air
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
guard; security (officer); guardsman
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
threesome (sexual activity)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
to add (to); to add on; to append
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to smirk; to grin broadly
correction; looking over; touching up