dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
police officer; policeman; constable
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to kick (at someone, something)
window-sill; window-ledge
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to find out; to discover; to detect
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
gasping; breathing heavily
to lose sight of; to miss
in search of; in order to look for
to trample; to crush underfoot
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to be torn off; to come off
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
urgency; exigency; emergency
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era
to badger; to pester; to beg
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to blow along (in the wind); to set adrift
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
concession; conciliation; compromise
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)