absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to arrest; to capture; to seize
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
putting life into; animating; cheering up
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
several people; a few people
to surround; to crowd around
by sheer strength; by brute force
to force one's way through
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
to fold in; to bear deep in mind; to follow up
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough