emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
armed might; military power; the sword; force
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
woman; female; feminine gender
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
the other day; a few days ago
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
disorder; chaos; confusion
keeping things tidy and in order
crossroads; intersection; crossway; carrefour
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to turn right; to turn to the right
to turn left; to turn to the left
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
east, west, south and north
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of