sobriety; soberness; sober face
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
that is to say; so that means
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
the opposite sex; isomerism
memories; recollections; reminiscence
every year; yearly; annually
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
degree of familiarity; popularity
knowing; (an) acquaintance
red cloth; red background
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
self-deprecating; self-mocking
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
polish; improvement; burnishing
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially