the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
courtesy call; courtesy visit
(medical) follow-up; observation
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
shadow figure; silhouette
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to look away; to turn away
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
fifth day of the month; five days
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
literal meaning (of a word, etc.)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
novel; original; new; innovative
strategist; tactician; schemer
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
when it comes to; concerning
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace