mask; disguise; guise; mask
school; school building; schoolhouse
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
it is no use crying over spilt milk
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
self-deprecating; self-mocking
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
planned; scheduled; systematic
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
synchronization; synchronized swimming
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection