to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
threat; intimidation; menace
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
will not do; do not; does not
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
from here; from this place
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
clang of hoofs; sound of a koto
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)