to follow another's example
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
point in common; common feature
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
offender; criminal; culprit
young girl; lass; adolescent female
official announcement; proclamation
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
being upright and cleanhanded
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
correction; revision; amendment
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
being startled; getting a shock
to look away; to avert one's eyes