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before now; hitherto

2

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

2

what to do

1

to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion

1

to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

3

anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject

1

to telephone; to make a phone call

1

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

1

to pretend; to act (as if)

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

2

to suspect

1

had better do so

1

to hide; to conceal oneself

1

exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of

4

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

1

background (of a case, incident, etc.)

1

to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)

2

systematic; organized; organizational

1

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

3

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

1

unrecoverable; irreversible; irreparable

1

torture

1

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

1

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

2

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

1

samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

1

philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view

1

facing upward

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...

1

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)

1

in this case

2

to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge

1

which; what (way)

3

doctor; physician

1

stretcher; litter; gurney

1

criminal nature; criminality

1

police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

2

ten times; tenfold

2

difference; variation; difference

3

notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)

1

edged tool; cutting instrument; knife

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

3

insect; bug

5

carapace; shell; crust

1

stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability

1