to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
older sister; lass; young lady
to grow up; to become an adult
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
happy memory; sweet memory
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
take the opportunity to (do something else)
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
reaching; attaining; arrival
flash (of light); glint; schiller
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
and; AND (Boolean operator)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
natural disaster; cataclysm
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
securities exchange; stock exchange; bourse
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked