澄まし

すまし

primness, prim person

澄まし屋

すましや

a prim person

澄ましバター

すましバター

clarified butter

水澄まし

みずすまし ミズスマシ

whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus)

お澄まし

おすまし

primness, prim person

澄まし顔

すましがお

composed expression, clear face

澄ます

すます

to clear, to make clear, to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to look demure, to look prim, to put on airs

澄まし込む

すましこむ

to put on airs; to affect (e.g. importance); to look wise

澄ました顔

すましたかお

composed expression, clear face

つとめて

early morning

澄んだ水

すんだみず

limpid water

まんまと

まんまと

successfully, fairly, artfully, nicely, thoroughly

つーんと

ツーンと

pungently (of a smell)

こつんと

with a bump, with a clunk

として

as (i.e. in the role of), for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)

突として

とつとして

suddenly, all of a sudden

本末転倒

ほんまつてんとう

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of), putting the cart before the horse, mistaking the cause for the end, mistaking the insignificant for the essential, getting one's priorities backwards

手間仕事

てましごと

tedious job, troublesome job, time-consuming job, piecework

対馬貂

つしまてん ツシマテン

Tsushima marten (Martes melampus tsuensis, a subspecies of the Japanese marten)