to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
emotional scars; mental trauma
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
misanthropy; misanthropist
to say (something) over one's shoulder
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
woman; female; feminine gender
in succession; one by one
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
edge of town; outskirts of a village
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
offender; criminal; culprit
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to make an appearance; to show up
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to grant a person a moment
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
don't you think?; indicates question
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
if it is the case that ...
settlement; solution; resolution