makyō; Chinese magic mirror; bronze mirror that projects a hidden sacred image when reflecting a beam of light
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
risky; dangerous; insecure
chair; stool; post; office; position
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
silence (not speaking); muteness
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
continuation; succession; series
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
one's own child; one's own children
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to throw into; to toss into
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
judge; judiciary; administration of justice; judicial authorities
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish