going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
guidance; leadership; leading the way
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
colour; color; hue; tints
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
shoji (paper sliding door)
to throw open; to leave open
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
like this; this sort; this way
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to fulfill one's responsibilities
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to surge; to well up; to gush out
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
body; physique; build; stature
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
by sheer strength; by brute force
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
(suffering) damage; injury; harm