looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
personal grudge; personal enmity
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
duty; function; office; mission; task
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
custom; habit; customary practice
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
prohibition; ban; embargo
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn