hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
mouthpiece; cigarette holder; cigarette filter (tip); fragrant garnish (for soup)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
beyond this point; from now on; after this
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)