middle of the night; dead of night
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
leather; leather-bound; leathern
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
quick work; (clever) feat
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to be hesitant; to feel timid
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
woman; female; feminine gender
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
assault; violence; damaging (someone)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?