surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
clever scheme; outlandish plan; unusual plan
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
armed forces; military; troops
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
job; work; duties; trade; skill
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
duty; obligation; responsibility
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
vice-minister; undersecretary
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
at a young age; while still young
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
still (continuing); as ever; further