just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
proper; respectable; decent; honest
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
legal; lawful; legitimate
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to become clear; to be made public
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
self control; self restraint
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
reaching; attaining; arrival
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms