genuine; authentic; true; real
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
strong defense; strong defence
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to take measures (against); to take steps
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
direct control; direct supervision
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
underestimation; undervaluation
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to be impolite; to be discourteous
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report