running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
ambulance crew; ambulance squad; rescue squad
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
special investigation department
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
personal criticism; character sketch
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
first report (esp. of an incident or news story); initial report
in the course of one's duties
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
moderate faction; moderates
lesson one; first lesson; first section (in an organization); first division; first department
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
court of inquiry; court of enquiry
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-