by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
study; research; investigation
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
observation; survey; watching
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to rush over; to run up to
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)