swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
alternately; by turns; one after the other
many items; pressure of business
hooting; jeering; heckling
5-point card with a blue tanzaku; blue ribbon card; scoring combination consisting of the three 5-point cards with blue tanzaku
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
card that can be used to make a scoring combination
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to breathe out; to exhale
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
leopard (Panthera pardus)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to deal with a large number
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
white circle; white star; victory mark; victory
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld); inoshikacho (type of hanafuda gambling game)
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to carry out one's mission
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach