to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
start of work; commencement; opening
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
society; public; community; social studies
combination; union; binding; bond
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
exactly as stated; verbatim
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
discouraged person; (like a) sheep being led to a slaughterhouse
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
true character; real nature
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
interior; inside; internal
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
trivial; not amounting to much
serious; severe; grave; acute
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
morning fog; morning mist
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
(committee) chairman; president
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
difficult to ...; hard to ...