to refer to; to use as reference
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
library (usu. single-room); small library
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
however; having said that; but
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
discovery; detection; finding
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
script; screenplay; scenario
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.); establishment
almost; roughly; approximately
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute