suddenly; all of a sudden
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
way out; means to escape; escape route
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
how; in what way; by what means
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
goodness; excellence; virtue
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
platform; home; home base; home plate
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to thrust down; to push off
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
exhibition; display; putting on show
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to put one's hand on; to touch