serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
god of war; war hero (who died in battle)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
one's younger days; when one was young
rather; sooner; preferably
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
number of times; frequency; count
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to take up one's residence
to peddle (goods); to hawk