majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
place; situation; position; location
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
some people; a few people; several people
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
middle of the night; dead of night
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to spread; to be propagated
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
space (room, area, outer space)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
each and all; every single one; everybody
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration