control; management; supervision
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
small change; coins; small sum of money
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to become pale; to turn pale
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
black tinge; black colour; black color; (arch.) black part; (arch.) dark spot
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to be conspicuous; to stand out
besides; in addition; also; moreover
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
immediately; right away; on the spot
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
staying the night; lodging (at)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
several minutes; a few minutes
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration