serious wound; serious injury
everyday life; daily life
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
looking on from afar; being a spectator
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
deceased; late; dead; departed
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
rule; reign; government; governing
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
conduct; behavior; behaviour
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to take measures; to take steps
extermination of insect pests; pest control
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
sudden; abrupt; unexpected