post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
beginning; clue; starting point
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
PTSD; post-traumatic stress disorder
(someone else's) parents; both parents
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
Gothic novel; supernatural horror novel
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
bright green; chartreuse green