N4
だす
To suddenly begin, To start doing
急
に
何
を
言い
だす
の
だろう
。
"Why is he suddenly saying something like that?"
そして
、
俺
は
ゆっくり
と
語り
だす
。
And then, I begin to speak slowly.
その
顔
は
、
今
に
も
泣き
出し
そう
に
歪ん
で
い
た
。
That face was distorted as if about to cry at any moment.
その
言葉
に
、
周り
の
男
が
ざわめき
だす
。
At those words, the surrounding men begin to buzz with murmurs.
何
を
言い
出す
の
か
と
思っ
たら
…
…
"I wondered what you were going to say..." (implying surprise or disappointment at what was actually said)
観客
たち
が
ざわめき
だす
。
The audience starts to stir/murmur.
二人
は
再び
歩き
出し
た
。
The two of them started walking again.
何
を
言い
だす
か
と
思え
ば
。
"I wonder what [he/she/they] is/are going to say." / "Just when I was wondering what [he/she/they] would say..."
(Expressing mild surprise or skepticism about what someone has just said or is about to say)