habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
tingling; stinging; pungently
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
everything; anything; nothing
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
disclosure; exposure; revelation
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
moderate; proper; just right
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
I've got to be going; I must go
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
sublime; noble; high-minded
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
toast; congratulatory cup
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be hairy (of a person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (of vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (of a person); to be dull
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to leave as is; to ignore
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence