sincere; earnest; serious
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to be surprised; to be astonished
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
opinion; point of view; visual point
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
man; male; masculine gender
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
something; some kind of; for some reason
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
but; however; provided that
to have an idea; to have a clue
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
difficult to ...; hard to ...
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to increase; to add to; to augment