dull sound; muffled sound
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
two days later; day after next; next day but one
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to creep about; to crawl around
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
entry; going into; approach
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
business; work; operations; service; duties
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to spread; to be propagated
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
liquefaction; fluidification
clear; precise; definite; distinct
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
to arrive home; to return
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
common knowledge; well-known fact
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to have an idea; to have a clue