minute adjustment; fine-tuning
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
covered in mud; mud-caked
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
standing position (working, sex, etc.); erect position; upright position
to be dead; to be lifeless
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
antiquity; the previous era
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
speech; expression; wording; language
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
great war; great battle; world war
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
celestial sphere; the heavens
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand