to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
one day; (on) a certain day
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
witnessing; observing; sighting
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
to prowl after; to keep watch on
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
writing; composition; essay; sentence
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish