murder; killing; murderer
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
world; society; people; the public
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
witnessing; observing; sighting
testimony; (verbal) evidence
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
uniforms provided for workers (by the employer); something forced upon one; something imposed on one
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
why; how; for what reason
how; in what way; by what means
to talk; to chat; to chatter
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless