assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
live coverage; on-the-spot telecast
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
sense of smell; olfaction
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
hey there; I say; see here
surrounding at a distance
to be exhausted; to be tired out
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living