white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to carry around; to carry on one's person
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
first thing in the morning
book; volume; this; present; main; head
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
sword hunt; sword confiscation
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
being on duty; person on duty
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
Buddhist name; priest's name (on entering the priesthood); posthumous Buddhist name
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing