slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
professional killer; hit man
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
brave warrior; hero; brave man
personality; style; appearance
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
our country; our land; one's own country
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
influence; effect; impact
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
chief; main; principal; important
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to employ; to hire; to engage
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
not yet known; unknown; strange
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
March; third month of the lunar calendar