one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
suppuration; festering; purulence; pyosis; coming to a head; infection
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
case worker; case officer
provincial dialect; local accent
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
main part; key part; head (of a phrase)
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
almost every day; almost daily
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
ordinary citizen; the general public
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
guidelines for action; personal principles
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
guidance; direction; leading; guidance of juveniles to prevent delinquency; taking into custody (esp. of minors) for their protection
enactment; establishment; creation