willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
according to plan; as planned
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
to be arrested; to be put in bonds
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
here and there; in places
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish