to hide; to conceal oneself
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
counter used with Sino-Japanese words
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
high-quality goods; luxury item
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window); putting on eyeliner (in theatre)
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
young person; young man; (arch.) boy who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony (Edo period); (arch.) young (homosexual) male prostitute; (arch.) young kabuki actor also working as a male prostitute; (arch.) boy in a homosexual relationship (with a man)
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
ward office; council (regional)
place to go; place one can go
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
physical strength; muscular strength
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
close to the wall; alongside the wall
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
metal fittings; metal fixtures
means of transportation; transport service
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
handrail; railing; banister
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics