expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
henohenomoheji; seven hiragana characters grouped together to look like a face
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
the matter you have been talking about
and (also); both ... and; as well as
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
natural disaster; cataclysm
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
guess; speculation; supposition
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to prevent; to take precautions
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
head; chief; boss; leader
underground activity; underground activities; underground movement
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to establish; to formulate
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note