scrupulous; careful; meticulous
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
sudden impulse; passing fancy
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
murder; homicide; manslaughter
two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
filtration; filtering; percolation
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
young girl; lass; adolescent female
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study