human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
disclosure; exposure; revelation
unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
to be full of pride; to be boastful
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
clergyman; churchman; clergy
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to entrust; to leave to a person
first meeting; first interview with
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
government service; the bureaucracy
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to claim victims; to leave casualties
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating