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
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
black terracotta; black soil
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
reaction; response; reaction
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to become better; to improve
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
the other day; a few days ago
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
while; during; performed in this condition
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works