to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
for example; for instance; e.g.
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
2nd day of the month; two days
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
wooden joint; wood joinery; kumite; sparring; yotsu-gumi clinch; mutual grappling hold; grip
master; teacher; stable master
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
information bureau; intelligence department