to comb down; to smooth down
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
one's real father; natural father; biological father
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
deceased; late; dead; departed
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to be embarrassed; to lose face
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
Shorinji Kempo (modern Japanese martial art based on Shaolin kung fu)
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
one part; one portion; one section
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
personal feelings; self-interest
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
in the same way as; just like
reduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cutting
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
someone viewed with hatred; object of one's hostility
rational; reasonable; logical
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth