to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
garbage collection; waste collection; rubbish collection
non-inflammables; incombustible (usu. waste)
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
hand-clapping performed to celebrate the conclusion or completion of something (3-3-3-1 rhythm, done once); single clap after a cheer
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
remarkable; striking; obvious
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
break; pause; interruption; intermission
big talk; boasting; bragging
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer