to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
(period of) a year; during an era
moment to quit; way to quit
all around; as far as the eye can see
surface of the earth; ground surface
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
not permitting; not authorizing
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
conscious; deliberate; intentional
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
one revolution; one rotation
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
power; might; authority; influence
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve