dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
curious; strange; unusual
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
to move around; to move about; to get around
while moving; on the move
outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
119 (ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number in Japan)
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
being fond of children; person who likes children; being liked by children
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
a few seconds; several seconds
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
morning edition (of a daily newspaper); morning paper
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
independent action; acting alone
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
(being) face to face; facing each other
mentioning later; discussing below
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
condition; state (of health); appearance
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops