temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
comfort; consolation; diversion
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
bright red; crimson lotus flower
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
conflict; fighting each other
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
very interesting; of great interest
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
decrease in appetite; loss of appetite
armed forces; military; troops
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
virile; tough; masculine; intense