-less; lacking; non-existing
being moved forcibly, e.g. being carted to a police station, transportation for forced labour, etc.
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(another's) daughter; young lady
entreaty; supplication; petition
murder; killing; murderer
piece of evidence; evidence
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to close (one's eyes); to shut
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
devil; evil spirit; genie
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to comfort; to console; to amuse
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to become clear; to be made public
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
split; division; break up
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate