to hide; to keep to oneself
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
in good health; alive and well; going strong
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
from the beginning; from scratch
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet