repentance; confession; penitence
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
thick printed paper (for covering sliding doors); paper sliding-door; sliding door covered with thick paper
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
absorption; suction; attraction
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
appearance; air; condition; state; form
otherworldly; sanctimonious
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
last night; yesterday evening
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
spoken language; spoken words; language
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to have dealings with; to get involved with; to pay attention to; to take notice of
guardians; parents; father and older brother
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
newspaper reporter; print journalist
prickling; stinging; tingling
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)