stifled (laughter); simmering
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
secret; private; surreptitious
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to hang (something) on the wall
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
announcing meals (at a Zen monastery); meal announcer; noh mask resembling a young attendant who announces mealtimes in a Zen monastery
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
drama; play; powerful drug
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
great difference; major mistake
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
lowly people (esp. as a caste); humble people
gambling den; gambling house
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to be a prostitute; to work as a prostitute; to sell sexual services
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
in the end; on top of that
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
like that; that way; thus
individual; one by one; separate; each
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial