absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
story; tale; talk; discussion
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
technique; art; skill; move
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
one's house; one's home; one's family
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
again; once again; yet again
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
modesty; self-control; discretion
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
several million; millions (of)
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to pretend; to act (as if)
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
anyone can see that; it's obvious that