whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to threaten; to make threats
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
nature; property; disposition
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
split; division; break up
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
in succession; one after another
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
competition; rivalry; something worth doing