high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
although I say; although one might say; although called
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
bunch of flowers; bouquet
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to finish reading; to read through
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
Noto Peninsula (Ishikawa Prefecture)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
the real criminal; true culprit
postwar period; period after Second World War
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
offender; criminal; culprit
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter