to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
second (unit of time); arc second
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
one's share; one's portion
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
violent explosion; bursting
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to cease; to stop; to be over
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
essence; true nature; substance; reality
modern version; modern edition; updated, contemporary edition
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)