to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
bungalow; one-story house
to become locked; to lock
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll