to pay the bill; to settle an account
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
murder; homicide; manslaughter
imagination; supposition; guess
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
many; numerous; various; large number of
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
pointing out; identification
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to be needed; to be wanted
to get angry; to lose one's temper