to desperately cover up; to hide at all costs
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
mountain chain; mountains
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to not take seriously; to take lightly
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
at once; immediately; right now
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
whining (to get one's way); tantrum
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to rebuke; to scold harshly
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
government office; agency; board
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
(good fortune and happiness will come to) the home of those who smile
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
on the gentle side; somewhat meek; rather quiet
to jeer (at); to hoot; to boo; to catcall; to heckle
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to annoy; to cause trouble
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
bravery; courage; heroism
young person; youth; young
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct