speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
how many months?; how long?
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
scene; view; prospect; outlook
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
detective agency; enquiry agency
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out