humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
trifling; little; few; slight
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
too (much); overly; excessively
manic depression; mood swing
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
in respect of; in regard to; as for
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
a little; a few; small; slight; trifling; insignificant
attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby
I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me
middle of the night; dead of night
to be affected by another's misfortune; to get caught up in trouble not of one's own making
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
prickling; stinging; tingling
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
spring day; spring sun; spring sunlight
new building; new construction
combined junior high and high school
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
dining; dining room; meal
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
ongoing; in progress; afoot
circular notice (esp. in binder form; passed around households within a neighbourhood association, etc.)
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
(someone else's) parents; both parents
woman; lady; adult female