reputation; respectability; honour; honor
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
preface; introduction; preamble
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
hiding one's embarrassment
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
in the same way as; just like
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
probability; likelihood; chances
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to carry around; to carry on one's person
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to throw away; to abandon
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
to be intimate with; to befriend
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
endless; boundless; everlasting
loud laughter; hearty laugh
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
gossip; corner of the mouth
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart