relation; connection; relevance
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
primary school; elementary school; grade school
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
one by one; one at a time; in turn
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
electricity; (electric) light
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to throw at; to turn; to raise
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
bow (of boat); prow; stem