chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
being argued into silence; being left speechless
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
insecticide; insect repellent
one's person; around one's person
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
cake or snack served with tea
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
to concern; to be related
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
director of a district (ritsuryō system)
special promotion (in rank or grade)
firm promise; definite promise
to get change back; to be more than enough
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
next year; next fiscal year
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
troubled face; worried expression
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
newcomer; initiate; rookie
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift