decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
scripture; passage from scripture
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
several minutes; a few minutes
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); sweet potato digger
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
aforementioned; above-mentioned
ramification; branching off