changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
conviction; belief; confidence
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
group; party; team; squad; section
masher; potato masher; bean masher
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
sulfuration; sulphuration
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
with a friendly grin; smilingly
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
used article (esp. clothes)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
being good at cooking; good cook
to become dim; to become blurred
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
light brown; golden brown
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting