last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
confidence; trust; faith; credit
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
(passenger) car; automobile
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
if it is (the case that ...)
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
otherwise; or else; if not
sooner or later; in time; eventually
arrest; apprehension; capture
internal or domestic affairs
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
group; party; team; squad; section
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
prevention measure; preventive measures
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
they; those guys; those fellows
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
in accordance with; according to