mask; disguise; guise; mask
fully prepared; all ready
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
preparation; arrangements
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
desperately; for one's dear life
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
memory; sense; experience
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
it's no joke; gimme a break!
with a start; with a jump
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
simple; simplified; easy; plain
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
confusing people; magic; ghost, monster, etc., the true identity of which is unknown
quest (esp. in role-playing games)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
spot; point; place; position