clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
January; first month of the lunar calendar
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
anything and everything; just about everything
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far