bad news; news of a death; death notice
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
one's post; place of work; workplace
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
spotlight; close observation
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
about when; about what time; how soon
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
the way back; the way home; return trip
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to watch steadily; to stare
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
composure; calmness; self-possession; depositing (at the bottom); deposition; accumulation
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts