mask; disguise; guise; mask
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
chink in the armor (armour)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
now that; since; so long as; because
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
stirring; slight movement
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
care; precaution; guarding; caution
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
water outlet; tap; faucet
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
direct control; direct supervision
intelligence operative; spy
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
principle of laissez-faire
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
does not match (one's, its) appearance
in the same manner as before; the same as always
confidentially; privately; off the record