dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
these guys; these fellows
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
popular name; common name; given name
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
right beside; close to; nearby
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
cease-fire; truce; armistice
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)