dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
the reverse; other side; lining
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
thereupon; shortly thereafter
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
emotional scars; mental trauma
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
being forced to commit seppuku; to be forced to bear responsibility and resign from one's position
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
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
hard struggle; strenuous effort
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
because of; owing to; due to
never mind!; don't worry about it
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
loanword; foreign-origin word