glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
to prowl after; to keep watch on
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
serial; serialized novel; serialised novel
interruption; suspension; break
Claire; Clare; Clerc; Klaern; Krehl
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
serialization; serialisation; serial story
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
chair; stool; post; office; position
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to collapse into; to flop onto
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to drop; to let fall; to omit
metallic sound; metallic clank
hand used like a sword in striking
palm heel; heel of the palm
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to blow off; to be blown off