in person; personally; (do) oneself
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
decorum; propriety; politeness
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
belatedly; though a little too late
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax
record of statement (written by the investigator); deposition; record of oral statement
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
to say; to be pleased to say
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
death in jail; death in prison
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
lying down; down!; lie down!
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
certificate of merit; testimonial
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to leave (a scene); to step away
one's days and nights being reversed
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
Mary Celeste (famous British ship found in 1872 without crew or passengers)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong; yakuza
to beat time; to mark time
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
absorbent cotton; cotton wool
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited