engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
successive generations; successive emperors
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
throughput; processing power
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
proper; respectable; decent; honest
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
legal; lawful; legitimate
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to become clear; to be made public
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up