mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
good-quality; superior in quality
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
domestic; of domestic manufacture
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
master craftsman; skillful worker
to palm off; to force a sale
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to press a question; to cross-examine
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
synesthesia (synaesthesia)
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
to be downhearted; to look miserable