to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to bring back; to restore
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
perception; sensation; awareness
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
(biological) neural network; neural circuit; nerve network
connection; link; relationship
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
contrary to one's expectations
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
letting (someone) die without helping
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to fire into; to shoot into
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to straighten up; to sit upright
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly