devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
one by one; one each; one at a time
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
death from disease; death from illness
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to shake one's head (in denial)
durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)
grandfather; old man; elderly man
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
leaving everything up to someone else
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to order; to command; to appoint
professional negligence resulting in death
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to shout (in anger); to yell
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
a long time ago; long ago
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
more than anything; above all else
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
like that; that way; thus
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation