to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
(in) her way; peculiar to her
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to take measures (against); to take steps
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
rope; cord; policeman's rope
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
victim; injured party; sufferer
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to be too numerous; to be too much
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness