ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
though; even if; whether ... or ...
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
chain; series; connection; linkage
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
upper half of the body; upper body
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to get high; to become inebriated
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
in the future; another day; later
true friend; close friend
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly