firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
curly men's hairstyle, usu. associated with yakuza or delinquents
general manager; director-general
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
tone (of voice); manner of talking
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
pistol; handgun; revolver
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
to threaten; to make threats
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
sorry; excuse me; thank you
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
otherwise; or else; if not
instant; moment; for an instant
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
really; truly; indeed; good grief
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
scene; sight; scenario; setting
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little