to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
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
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
good or bad luck; fortune
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
family; relatives; dependents; household
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
calamity; disaster; accident
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
certainly; surely; definitely
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
just a minute; small quantity
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
point in common; common feature
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite