to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
sincere; earnest; serious
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
particularly; only; in the case of
to discuss; to talk together
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
connection; link; relationship
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
drawing; sketch; outline; summary; synopsis
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to become desperate; to give way to despair
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to distract oneself; to take one's mind off one's worries
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
sense of loss; feeling of loss
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
isolation; being alone; being friendless
senior high school; high school
university student; college student
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker