occurrence; happening; incident; event
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
comfort; consolation; diversion
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
preliminary step; first step
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
inattention; absent-mindedness
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
legal; lawful; legitimate
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
both (people); the two of them
hair on the back of one's head
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!