sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
to be in focus; to come into focus
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
misleading (someone); manipulation (e.g. of public opinion)
bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor; ham actor
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
military service; combat experience
appearance; figure; shape; form
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
to the left (in location); left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
to have a name entered in the family register
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
out of bounds; beyond the pale
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication