tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
teacup (small, without a handle)
overall; general; as a whole
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
perception; sensation; awareness
branch office; police box; local police station
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
police officer; policeman; constable
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
one's family; family member
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
telephone number; phone number
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to say no more; to sink into silence
to discuss; to talk together
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
don't worry; there's no need to worry
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character