sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
suddenly; all of a sudden
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
dozens; scores of; decades
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
blending of Japanese and Western styles
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
every person; each one; everybody
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
broken; intermittent; disconnected
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to stiffen; to become stiff
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
threat; intimidation; menace
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
wintry moon; a winter month
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
ten; 10; ten years of age
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of