fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
without; unless; have to do
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
much less; to say nothing of
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
already; now; no longer; not any more
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute