suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
powder snow; powdery snow
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
conifer; needle-leaved tree
to change the position of
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
fall; drop; descent; coming down
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
here and there; everywhere
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
to form a group; to form a bunch
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to fall off; to tumble down
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to play a leading role; to play a central part