Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
murder; killing; murderer
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
that is to say; so that means
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
control; check; restraint; inhibition
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
question; inquiry; enquiry
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to be silent; to say nothing
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to say no more; to sink into silence
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
everything; anything; nothing