face; honour; honor; appearance; look
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
an old man's indiscretions
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
weird; strange; mysterious
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
horse tack; horse gear; harness
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
infancy; childhood; tender age
match; game; bout; contest
in the same manner as before; the same as always
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
progress; advance; improvement; development
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
small number; few; minority
chink in the armor (armour)
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme