to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to escape from; to get out
to have no chance (of succeeding)
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
short distance; close range
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
round shape; circle; circular form
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
etc.; et cetera; and so on
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
chimera; chimaera; chimera; chimaera
resignation; acceptance; consolation
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy