treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
minute difference; tiny difference; razor-thin margin
to become pale; to turn pale
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
to cut downward; to slash downward
to leave a dish half-eaten
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
headquarters; head office; main office
fate (safety) of a person (persons) being unknown
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
fine article; good-quality item; quality product
bluish sheen; steel-blue sheen
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
big man; large man; tall man; giant
with a clashing or clanging sound
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
sound source; sound generator; tone generator; audio; audio file; recording
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
exposure to wind; severe criticism
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
blood and iron; military might
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
occlusion; bite; engaging or meshing (of gears)