strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
random; unintentional; unintended
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
same; similar; (just) like; equal
names and natures do often agree
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
using one's arms as a pillow
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in