farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
simply; merely; only; solely
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
putting into operation; invocation
convenient; handy; useful
mysterious power of words to alter reality
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
now that you say that; now that you mention it
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
contemplation; meditation
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes