positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
curious; strange; unusual
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to watch for an unguarded moment
to summon courage; to be brave
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
lessening; diminishing; reducing
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to tower over the surroundings
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
effect; result; worth; use; avail
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
speaking of ...; as for ...
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to kill by burning to death