with a start; with a jump
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
red-banded sand wasp; deer
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
conviction; belief; confidence
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to be found; to be discovered
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
way out; means to escape; escape route
all (there is); as long as there is
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to get strong; to gain strength
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)