several years; a few years
(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to make a success in life
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
worldliness; vulgarity; coarseness
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to take someone's life; to kill someone
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
gross; disgusting; sickening
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
noradrenaline; noradrenalin
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer