bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
beauty of form (oft. used of nature); beauty of a sculpted shape
clothing and accessories; attire
disk operating system; DOS
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
isn't it obvious?; that's common sense
pink (colour, color); peach
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
forgetting; lapse of memory
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
lord of a manor; estate steward
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
while moving; on the move
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible