to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
class; heading; group; category
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)