outward appearance; apparent
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
source of river; fountainhead
index; indices; indicator
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
good-quality; superior in quality
good-quality; superior in quality
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes