to come to one's senses; to calm down
being lost in deep thought
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
surely; certainly; without doubt
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
discovery; detection; finding
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to escape from; to get out
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
murder; homicide; manslaughter
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
festival; feast; carnival
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
affidavit; deposition; testimony
testimony; (verbal) evidence