proud; triumphant; boastful
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
children's story; fairy tale
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
weight; heavyweight boxer
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
carving; engraving; chiselled features
stripe; streak; striation
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
verdigris; green rust; copper rust
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)