astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to stiffen; to become stiff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
not caring; not giving a damn
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
kimono fabrics shop; draper
to become pale; to turn pale
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
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)
in the meantime; meanwhile
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
although I say; although one might say; although called
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
crime; criminal act; offence; offense