liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
(police) detective; criminal matter
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
offender; criminal; culprit
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
hot spring geisha; onsen geisha; geisha working in a hot spring resort
consequence; outcome; result; blame
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
association; union; guild
pleasure trip; company (office) trip
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
from the beginning; from scratch
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling