the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
treatment (of a person); dealing with
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
nature itself is a good mother; (lit.) even without parents, children grow up
to be to the point; to be pertinent
fashion sense; sense of fashion
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
head over heels; madly (in love)
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
ordinary; common; mediocre
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
foreign matter; impurities
to come from; to have roots in
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
strongest ever; most powerful in history
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
note (letter) left behind; will
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
tear gland; lacrimal gland