fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
lifting a child high up in the air
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
carefree; free from worry
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
story; tale; talk; discussion
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to cause someone to worry
prospects of victory; chances of success
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
to speak fluently; to be a good talker
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling