to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
engineer; technical officer
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
stairs; stairway; staircase
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
thickly (filled with smoke or steam)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
that is to say; so that means