research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
on the occasion of; at the time of
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
going upstream; swimming upstream
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
secrecy; highly classified information
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
base; basis; bedrock; platform
why; how; for what reason
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to brush off; to shake off
acrylic plate; acrylic board
slide (used for projection); magic lantern
strike (i.e. industrial action)
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles