soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
death penalty; capital punishment
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
deliberate; careful; thoughtful; thoughtfulness; prudence
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
this and that; one thing or another
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
other side; opposite side; other party
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
curious; strange; unusual
combined living-room and dining-room
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
because of; owing to; due to
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace