dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
lately; recently; nowadays
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
head; lead; vanguard; first
immediately; right away; on the spot
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
the same; the said; likewise
middle of the night; dead of night
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be found; to be discovered
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
police; police officer; police station
village headman; village mayor
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to cause a person trouble
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to cause a person trouble
(another's) daughter; young lady
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous