to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
again; once more; a second time
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
since; henceforth; ever since
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
tenement house; row house
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
space; interval; space character; whitespace
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one or the same pot; eating or living together
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to understand; to comprehend
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
comb box; toiletries case
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated