to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
choice; selection; option
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to bend; to warp; to curve
standing firm; holding out
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to not believe one's ears
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
depending on; dependent on
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
length (of an animal); body length
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
two (long cylindrical things)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
less than ...; smaller ...
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
offense and defense; offence and defence
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream