as you see; as you can see
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
things at hand; personal belongings
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
river; stream; River; the ... river
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
cultivated fields; countryside
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
both sides; two sides; double-sided
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
identification; ID; identity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
receiving payments (pension, ration)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard