inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
house where the family is out
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
pigment; paint; colour; color
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
to be impressed; to greatly admire
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
few decades; many decades; several decades
undergoing training; learning
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
retainer; vassal; servant