tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
furnishings; implements; equipment
passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
progress; being under way
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese
association; society; organization; organisation
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
one large ...; a great ...
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
street at night; making a night journey
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
suspicious-looking; fishy
groundless rumor; groundless rumour; false report
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
professional killer; hit man
to send or direct a person to
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
independence from parents