elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
now that; since; so long as; because
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
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)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
scene; spectacle; sight; view
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...