shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
spirit; heart; disposition
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
senior official; senior members
various countries; various regions; various provinces
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
poor region; deprived area
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
to fill a hole with earth
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
poverty problem; poverty issue
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
escaping from prison; jailbreak
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around