gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
looks; personal appearance; features
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
arbitration; intercession; mediation
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...