to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
red flag; Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
Soka Gakkai (lay organization, based on Nichiren Buddhism) (organisation)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
number; number plate; license plate
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to shake; to sway; to waver
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
untouched; unused; intact
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects