wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
to check; to stop; to keep back
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
to take charge during someone's absence
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
to become desperate; to give in to despair
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
short pause; short interval
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to raise one's voice; to shout
murder; killing; murderer
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
separate; respective; different
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to strangle; to constrict
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on