to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
one's best interests; one's own good
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to be perturbed; to be agitated
sense of relief; feeling of relief
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to have an idea; to have a clue
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
alone; by oneself; on one's own
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
in unison; as one; united
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
of course; certainly; naturally
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
righteousness; justice; right
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to be smeared; to be covered
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
light; easy; non-serious; minor
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain