with a start; with a jump
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
lost article; something forgotten
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to run down (stairs, etc.)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
clanging; empty; deserted
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
innumerable; countless; numberless
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
under the ... administration; within the ... government
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
large number (of); many; majority
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence