just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
moment by moment; hour by hour
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
carefree; free from worry
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
beginning; clue; starting point
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
with these words; while saying
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
(theatrical) fighting scene
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering