unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
good-looking; fair; beautiful
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
loud shout; excited cheering
to cease; to stop; to be over
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
door; gate; opening; title page
quietly; slowly; gracefully
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
bamboo screen; rattan blind
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
divorce; dissolution of adoption
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
and yet; though; when; in spite of
thick makeup; heavy makeup
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
fine wrinkles; crow's feet