duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
wearing sandals; informal; casual
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to put one's hand on; to touch
a little bit; a little while
unidentifiable; unidentified
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
back street; back alley; slums
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
omen; sign; notice; indication
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
for one person; made for one person
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end