independent action; acting alone
three-dimensionality; solidity
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
predation; eating prey; preying upon
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
suspicious character (person, figure)
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
meeting for reading research papers
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
body; body blow (in boxing)
independent production (e.g. of a film)
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
confections; sweets; candy; cake