decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); hideous face
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
three generations; three periods; third generation
company president; manager; director
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
to be prosperous; to prosper; to flourish; to enjoy great prosperity
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
youthful; young; young-looking
new and old; incoming and outgoing
both groups; both factions
intensification; aggravation
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
willpower; energy; vitality
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
one's own handwriting; autograph
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully