straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to pluck; to pick; to tear
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
virile; tough; masculine; intense
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
stepping back; drawing back
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
making a bid; tendering a bid
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
very careful; thoroughly prepared
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt