elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
on-the-spot filming or photography; live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.); describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.)
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to join together; to combine; to join up
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
when; how soon; how long until
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering