same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
how; in what way; by what means
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
namely; that is (to say); in other words
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
viewing as a problem; problematizing
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
if you think about it; come to think of it
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
in the city; in the community
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
diplomatic; diplomatically
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
tone (of voice); tone (e.g. in Chinese)