separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to be factually incorrect; to differ from the actual facts; to not be the case
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
notarized document; notarised document
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to be transparent; to show through
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
proper; respectable; decent; honest