stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
to drug (someone, food, drink)
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
honor; honour; credit; prestige
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
(social) position; status
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to be entwined; to be involved
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood