to hide; to conceal oneself
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
war; fighting; fierce competition
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
use; utilization; utilisation; application
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
distant look; faraway look
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment