to lower the curtain; to come to an end
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
black mold (Aspergillus niger); black mould
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
niche or alcove for an image; (in Okinawa) portable shrine used to move a deceased from their house to the graveyard
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
one's real father; natural father; biological father