personal criticism; character sketch
not wearing a mask (in kendo, noh, etc.); sober face; sobriety; (arch.) face with no make-up; (arch.) unpainted face
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks
back of the head; occiput
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
private; exclusive; secret
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
intended use; intended purpose
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to speak ill of; to speak very disparagingly about; to speak very harshly about
summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress