arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
trouble; quarrel; dispute
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
outside telephone line; outer circle
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
ending a phone conversation; hanging up
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
hereabouts; around there; that area
compassionate; sympathetic
loud sound; loud reverberation
shoji (paper sliding door)
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
grandfather; male senior-citizen
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
cake served with tea; teacake
sound of something falling
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot