to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
in the morning; during the morning
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
frequency (of occurrence)
guard; sentinel; garrison
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
overanxiety; needless worry
to pile up; to accumulate
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to stop walking; to pause
what do you want?; can I help you?
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy