previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
cookware; cooking utensil
mirror surface; lens surface
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
intelligence gathering; information gathering
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to rush back; to run back
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
finding employment; getting a job
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to comfort; to console; to amuse