in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
tuft of hair under the temple; sideburns; sidelocks
popular name; common name; given name
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
east, west, south and north
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
intensification; aggravation
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
influence; clout; leverage
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)