confidentially; privately; off the record
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
reopening; resumption; restarting
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
(one's) peers; people around one
seeing with one's own eyes; witnessing
ceremony; celebration; law code
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
decision; determination; resolution
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
immediately; at once; instantly
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless