to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
that; the matter in question
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be surprised; to be astonished
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
black lustre; black luster
pistol; handgun; revolver
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to pierce through; to break through
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
unseasonable; out of season
interruption; suspension; break
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
right in the center (centre)
to throw into; to toss into