middle of the night; dead of night
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
regarding highly; attaching importance to
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to go into the minutest details
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic; understood only by oneself
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
way (of doing); manner; method; means
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
gathering evidence; collecting evidence
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
with curious eyes; curiously
how many people; a number of people
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble