mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
interior light (train, etc.)
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
being bombed; being subjected to a nuclear bomb attack; being exposed to radiation from a nuclear bomb
to come loose (of clothing); to come undone (e.g. of a dress); to become dishevelled; to be worn out of shape
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
illegal; illicit; unlawful
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
festival merrymaking; revelry
kind-hearted; compassionate; charitable
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to help each other; to cooperate
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to look old-fashioned; to be antique-looking
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
height (measured at the withers)
Felidae (family comprising the cats)