true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
retainer; attendant; escort
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
holding tightly; squeezing; onigiri; rice ball; (accepting a) bribe
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
freely; frankly; without reserve
disinheritance; disowning
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
several times; once or twice
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
hard worker; hardworking person
people; citizens; subjects; folk
study; pursuit of knowledge
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
conferring of decorations