thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
clearing one's throat; cough
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
source (of supply); channel
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
trouble; bother; annoyance
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
the other day; a few days ago
maid; helper; help; assistance
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
all; entire; whole; altogether
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
you (plural); all of you; you all
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to look forward to something
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom