cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
here and there; in places
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
school rules; school regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
try; attempt; try (rugby)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to mix; to stir; to blend
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
performer; entertainer; celebrity
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
at the present time; as of now; at this time
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
is something that; is that which
the reason is ...; it is because ...
victim; injured party; sufferer
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
regarding as very likely (to win, succeed, etc.)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to drop; to let fall; to omit
scene of the crime (offense, offence)