face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to spit out; to eject; to dump
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
(verbal) abuse; abusive language
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
in good health; alive and well; going strong
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
repentance; confession; penitence
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
in spite of; regardless of
goodness; excellence; virtue
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
boastful speech; bragging
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to split (by striking); to disclose
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...