face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
not yet known; unknown; strange
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); opening (of a new library, museum, cinema, etc.)
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
how; in what way; circumstances
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
fate; chance; relationship; tie
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
control; management (e.g. of a business)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
recompense; indemnity; atonement
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative