signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
dealing with; coping with
to slide into; to slip into
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to rock; to shake; to swing
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
hair (on the head); (a) hair
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to relax; to feel at home
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide