interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
preliminary investigation; preparation
very interesting; of great interest
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
same; similar; (just) like; equal
probability; likelihood; chances
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
first 10 days of the month
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
nature of one's business; business instinct
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
social page (of newspaper); local news page
heading; headline; index; headword
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
reading partway; leaving half-read
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
sixth day of the month; six days
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold