to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
deep emotion; strong feelings
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
one thin flat object; one sheet
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
corolla (of flower); garland; wreath
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
personification; impersonation; embodiment
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
feminine; womanly; female
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
feeling; sense; impression
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
being startled; getting a shock
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
indicate reason; infers some protest
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt