to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
liver taken from a living animal
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
muttering voice; murmuring voice
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
back country; remote countryside
remains; corpse; (dead) body
store; reserve; stock; savings
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
all over Japan; throughout Japan
eyes of a predator; keen eyes; (lit.) eyes of a cormorant, eyes of a hawk
steaming basket (traditionally clay or wood); steaming vat (for steaming rice in sake production)
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to begin purchasing; to purchase
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
home area; home town; local
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do