preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
huge breasts; large boobs
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
(clenched) fist; knuckles
be (that) as it may; having said that
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
eldest sister; oldest sister
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
testimony; (verbal) evidence
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
(opening of a) wound; cut