hostility; antagonism; opposition
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
ability; performance; efficiency
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
narrow; cramped; small-sized
on and after; from ... onward; since
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
time limit; time restriction
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
patient; unhurried; leisurely
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to have a meal; to take a meal
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement; flower
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony