degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
control; check; restraint; inhibition
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
several people; a few people
playing the victim; playing the victim card
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
authority; power; influence
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
the lower classes; the common people
to be forward; to be impertinent
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
rope; cord; policeman's rope
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front