in the background; not standing out
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
Japanese hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata); may; quickthorn; whitethorn
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
in deep black; in jet black
shadow figure; silhouette
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
that; he; she; that person
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
belongings; appendage; accessory
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
else; in addition; besides
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
chance; opportunity; occasion
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji