primary school; elementary school; grade school
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
maker; builder; creator; farmer
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
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 genre; detective genre
Dracula (novel, film, etc.); Count Dracula
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
electricity; (electric) light
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
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
to row up to (e.g. a ship)
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head
slimy; slippery; (moving) slowly
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
(distinction of) sex; gender