with a start; with a jump
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to stare back at; to look back at
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
being startled; getting a shock
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
person concerned; interested party; related party
to be silent; to say nothing
selection; choice; option
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
shady; underhanded; questionable
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
to disperse; to take a castle
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
thought; consideration; thinking
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to state; to express; to mention
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
with a friendly grin; smilingly
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise