to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
high and low (social standing)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
when it comes to ...; as for ...
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
agency; (attorney's) authority of representation
tax revenue; tax revenues
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to add (to); to add on; to append
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
freshly ground (coffee, pepper, etc.)
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
as expected; as predicted
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
close; intimate; on good terms
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
first meeting; first interview with
Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
number of times; frequency; count
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to learn; to study; to take lessons in