to cover up with something
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
composition; constitution
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to succeed; to bear fruit
to manage something successfully; to be successful
pride in one's strength or skill
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to look down on; to make light of
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
all present; all concerned; all of us
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
nine parts; nine percent; almost
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
maximum permissible level or dosage
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally