about; concerning; related to; -ish
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
gentle; mild; meek; tender
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
banquet or reception hall
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
overalls; wrapper; duster; smock
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
way; method; means; resource; course
one's family; family member
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
both; both sides; both parties
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost