to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
suddenly; all of a sudden
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
very; much; greatly; a lot of
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
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)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
thereupon; shortly thereafter
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
mask; disguise; guise; mask
high heels; high-heeled shoes
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to state; to express; to mention
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself