to hide; to conceal oneself
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
hidden room; secret chamber
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
pale; pallid; bluish-white
on the occasion of; at the time of
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to be softened; to calm down
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
short joke; quick one-liner; one-shot joke
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
from the beginning; from scratch
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
independence; self-reliance
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway