to some extent; to a certain extent
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
difference; discrepancy; variation
to order; to command; to appoint
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
mass communication; mass media
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
reopening; resumption; restarting
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to reinsert; to put in again; to refocus (one's mind); to renew (one's resolve); to pour again (e.g. tea); to brew afresh
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of