late at night; small hours of the morning
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
moving about; stirring about
stag seaweed (Codium fragile); green sea fingers; dead man's fingers; felty fingers; forked felt-alga; sponge seaweed
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to appease; to suppress; to calm
body; physical system; (the) person
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
danger; peril; hazard; risk
handle; mistress; kept woman; concubine
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
hot flash; rush of blood to the head
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
suburban districts (of a metropolis); within an urban-prefecture
koshinbun (type of early Meiji-era newspaper); minor journal; local newspaper
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show