mask; disguise; guise; mask
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
retail price; street price
bombshell announcement (statement)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
plural; multiple; several
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
incident; affair; happening; event
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
old body; aged person; elderly person
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to close (one's eyes); to shut
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act