to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
putting into operation; invocation
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
alone; by oneself; on one's own
with a splash; with a splosh; with a click (of a camera shutter); with a snap
undine; Undine (1811 German novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
correction; revision; amendment
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
gathering clouds; group of clouds
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
entertainment journalist; entertainment reporter; gossip columnist