making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to stare back at; to look back at
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to order; to command; to appoint
materials; data; document
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
route; way; course; directions
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
time around sunset; early evening
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
stealthily; secretly; in secret
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report