to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; discretion is the better part of valor; (lit.) fleeing is winning
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
simpleton; dimwit; sluggard
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
civilized person; civilized people
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
at the present time; as of now; at this time
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
soon; before long; in the near future
just like; the same as; no different than
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
25th day of the month; 25 days
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
bow (weapon); bow; bowknot; bow tie
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
sick person; patient; invalid
cheap edition (of a book, etc.); popular edition
towards the ground; with respect to the ground; ground (speed, attack, etc.)