not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping
slightly early; just before
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
stark naked; completely naked; nude
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright