front; frontage; facade; main
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
un-; non-; negative prefix
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
feebleness; weakness; weak
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
left-hand radical of a character
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
sudden; unexpected; unannounced; abrupt
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
middle period; medium-term
rising; ascending; climbing
world history; international history
start; origin; beginnings
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
foreign element; impurity; admixture