camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
poison suicide; suicide by poisoning
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to give a round of applause; to applaud
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
making no mistakes (esp. in a performance)
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to ventilate; to let fresh air in
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to hide; to keep to oneself
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to assemble; to set up; to construct
for work; for manufacturing