to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
flyer advertising a sex-related business
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
(not so) much; (not) very
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
several people; a few people
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
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)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
thorough; exhaustive; complete
relevant documents; (all) the documents related (to the matter)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
very popular; highly favoured
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away