looks; features; (personal) appearance
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
it's probably so; it stands to reason
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
height (of a person); stature
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
school nurse; nurse teacher; health teacher
unfortunately; regrettably
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
usofuki; kyogen mask with bulging eyes and pursed lips (as if whistling)
to knit one's brows; to frown
never mind!; don't worry about it
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with