towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
how many people; a number of people
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
addition; appendix; note; supplement
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to not take seriously; to take lightly
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
in succession; one by one
such ... as; or some such
comparatively; relatively
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
taking a picture secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret video recording; filming without someone's knowledge
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to check; to stop; to keep back
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic