self-control; self-restraint
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
muni (Indian ascetic or sage); Buddha
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
skill; dexterity; master hand
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
reaction; response; reaction
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
proposal; offer; request; application
(Japanese) empress; queen
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
how can (one) do something
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
having no idea; having no clue
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question