murder; killing; murderer
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
each; (arch.) you (plural)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
head; brains; intellect; understanding
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
for example; for instance; e.g.
(one's) current position; current location; present position
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
if things go wrong; if the worst happens
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to become pale; to turn pale
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
cooperation; collaboration; association; partnership; (acting in) unison
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate