common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
promotion; raising of status
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
emperor (of Japan); mikado
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other