remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
surrounding at a distance
retainer; attendant; escort
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
national crisis; national disaster
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
founder; originator; pioneer
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade