circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
several people; a few people
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
orphan; person without friends
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
concealment; suppression; hiding
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
environment; circumstance
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to smash up; to defeat crushingly