just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
one's person; around one's person
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to attempt; to test; to try out
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
just one person; only one
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
much less; to say nothing of
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
(political) power; authority; influence
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon