cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
only recently; just of late
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
novel; original; new; innovative
street at night; making a night journey
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
declaration; proclamation; announcement
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly