from morning to evening; all day long
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to stare back at; to look back at
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
blankety-blank; bleep; yada yada; xxx
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
silverware; silver tableware
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate; to stroke
happy; cheerful; pleasant
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
long hair (usu. of a man)
otherwise; or else; if not
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to bite off; to gnaw through
with a start; with a jump
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
comma; decimal point; radix point
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth