shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
master thief; notorious robber
to smile (at); to grin (at)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to be infected; to be contagious
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
genuine article; real thing; real deal
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
until now; so far; up to the present
is never the case; has never happened
among these; between these; of these
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
anything and everything; just about everything
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
(squad of) police; police force
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)