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 turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to forget completely; to leave behind
badness; evilness; bad; evil
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer