brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
steady; sound; reliable; solid
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to boost; to force up; to push up
usually; under usual circumstances
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
not be concerned at all; not mind at all; not care a bit
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
independence; self-reliance
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
accomplishment; execution
the same; the said; likewise
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
one's own child; one's own children
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
elopement; running away with a lover
practical question (problem); practical matter
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless