hiding one's embarrassment
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to have meaning; to be meaningful
being bad at communication; being unsociable
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
intelligence gathering; information gathering
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
training; drill; practice; discipline
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
occurrence; happening; incident; event
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
much less; to say nothing of
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
grandfather; male senior-citizen
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine