expectation; anticipation; forecast
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
it's been a long time; long time no see
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
to tower above; to stand out
contest of strength; trial of strength
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
at once; immediately; right now
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
creation of heaven and earth
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor