with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
two classes; double; two sets
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
complexion; colour; color; blood red
boy; son; baby boy; young man
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
serious accident; major incident
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
and; thereupon; because of that
grounds of a Shinto shrine
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to anesthetize; to anesthetise; to anaesthetize; to anaesthetise
middle of the night; dead of night
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
rule; reign; government; governing
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast