to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to be parted from; to be separated
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
in one's own way or style
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
journal; magazine; periodical
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
soldier; combatant; warrior
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
eccentric; crank; oddball
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
catgirl; character who looks, acts, etc. like a cat
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
the same kind; accomplice; partner
in that manner; like that
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
closing of a school; closed school
one night; one evening; all night; overnight