Western music; European music
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
the deceased; the departed
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to tighten; to press hard
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
even if not; even without
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
not a little; not a few; considerable
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
villain; outlaw; assassin
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
offender; criminal; culprit
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
diagnosis; medical examination
nonprosecution; nonindictment
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
either way; in any case; one way or another