camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
source of revenue; financial supporter
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
phantom; vision; illusion
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to run down (stairs, etc.)
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; basic melody (esp. on koto and shamisen); proper move; appropriate move; expert
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
sending home; repatriation; deportation
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
synthetic fibre; synthetic fiber
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
insight; power of observation
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
beginning; clue; starting point
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to be at a loss for words
inside one's heart; in one's mind
example; illustration; precedent