to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
endurance; perseverance; patience
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
preservation; retainment; keeping
flexible body (esp. in gymnastics); agile physique
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
posture; position; stance
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
sobriety; soberness; sober face
top of the head; crown of the head; vertex; (the) parietal
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
possessed of a strong sense of duty
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
offensive (movement); aggression