to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
gentle; mild; meek; tender
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
mask; disguise; guise; mask
it's been a long time; long time no see
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
and (also); both ... and; as well as
emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter
domestic affairs; internal administration
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
to stare back at; to look back at
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
established fact; fait accompli
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
kenpō practitioner; martial artist (esp. of hand-to-hand combat)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)