a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
(police) detective; criminal matter
to miss getting on (e.g. a plane)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
threat; intimidation; menace
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
even though things may appear this way
theological student; seminary student
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to solicit; to demand; to extort
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
composure; calmness; self-possession; depositing (at the bottom); deposition; accumulation
briskly; quickly; promptly
stopcock (gas, water); main valve; main tap; stop tap
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
course of a river; land along a river
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to whine; to make feeble complaints
lower region; lower part; region below