discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
treating someone like a child
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
to be photographed; to be projected
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects; the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
semi-transparent; translucent
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
special; particular; peculiar; unique
practising law; legal processes in running a country; method; way; magic
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
application (of ointment, etc.); coating
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
alcoholism; alcoholic; drunkard
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
good family; respectable family; decent family