to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to fall flat; to fall face down
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to jump at; to be attracted by
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
no!; no no!; no, not at all
rather; better; instead; if anything
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
society; the world; the times
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
quarrel; dispute; argument
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
simultaneous development; spreading at the same time (e.g. two phenomena)
global scale; worldwide scale
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to dye; to colour; to color
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)