what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
suddenly; all of a sudden
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
succession; continuation; series; sequence
of course; certainly; naturally
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
almost; roughly; approximately
stairs; stairway; staircase
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to slide into; to slip into
how; in what way; how about
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to lose sight of; to miss
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
beginning; outset; first; onset
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
several minutes; a few minutes
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
I see; that's right; indeed
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention