(exercising) the right to command
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
hill in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
number two; second in command
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
considerably; greatly; a lot
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
contest; comparison; competition
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to pay attention; to be watchful
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
several minutes; a few minutes
to breathe while sleeping
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary