to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
un-; non-; negative prefix
worthlessness; uselessness; hopelessness
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
condition; situation; prospects
advance; moving forward; progress
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
armor and helmet (armour)
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
just past noon; afternoon