to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
to be full of pride; to be boastful
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to entrust; to leave to a person
first meeting; first interview with
government service; the bureaucracy
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
regular position (e.g. in sports team); normal position; revealing a card in the upright position (tarot, etc.)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
dirty work; unpleasant task
bolt from the blue; great surprise
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
(within a) territory; domains
approval; license; licence; permission
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden