threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
declaration of war; proclamation of war
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
urgency; exigency; emergency
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to live; to reside; to inhabit
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
discovery; detection; finding
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word