top of the head; crown of the head
to pierce through; to break through
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
no matter how much time passes
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
good-quality; superior in quality
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
to stare back (at); to glare back
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to have an idea; to have a clue
passing through without stopping; passing by
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
government service; official position; civil service
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient