rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
confusion; distraction; derangement
to burrow through; to dig through
family; relatives; dependents; household
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
main question; real issue at hand
one's house; one's home; one's family
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
poisoning; kill by poison
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
appearance; figure; shape; form
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
I appreciate your efforts
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to be found; to be discovered
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
summer vacation; summer holiday