brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to watch what one says; to mind one's language
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
how; in what way; I wonder
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
to lose one's way; to get lost
face contorted and about to cry
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
storehouse; warehouse; godown
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
confusion; mixing; merger
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
human kindness; human weakness
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
arbitration; intercession; mediation
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive