shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
focusing (of light); convergence; gathering and bundling
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
personal history; background; career
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
fortune in battle; luck in war; fate as a warrior
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
quick-witted; quick to understand
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
carelessly; inattentively
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death