dividing into four; quartering
stylization; conventionalization; standardization; formalization
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
flattery; sycophancy; adulation
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
powerful person; influential person
convenient; handy; useful
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
self-interest; selfish desire
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
past misdeeds; old crimes
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
groundless rumor (rumour)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
before it happens; beforehand
and (also); both ... and; as well as
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
another thing; other things; another man's property
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
interest; fun; inspiration
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall