environment; circumstance
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
exorcism rite; purification
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
witness stand; witness box
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
testimony; (verbal) evidence
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
originally; by nature; from the start
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
remaining silent; keeping secret
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)