performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
Shinto rites; Shinto style
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
individual; one by one; separate; each
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
gentle; mild; meek; tender
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
in a little bit; after a short while
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
corridor; hallway; passageway
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable