irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
cannot be helped; unavoidable
the real criminal; true culprit
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
now that; since; as long as; provided that
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
order; directive; instructions; command
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
blunder; slip; error; error
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
murder; killing; murderer
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
descendant; progeny; offspring
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to make public; to bring to light
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
solution; solution strategy
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
successively; one after another
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
pride; dignity; self-worth