care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
black beard; type of noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to detain; to check; to restrain
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
treating someone like a child
by myself; in person; by oneself
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
regret; repentance; remorse
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
heartstrings; koto string
outward appearance; apparent
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter