to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to play a central role; to take a leading part
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
outward appearance; looks
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to face; to go towards; to head towards
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
always; all the time; never; usual; regular