salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
pink (colour, color); peach
flash (of light); glint; schiller
focusing (of light); convergence; gathering and bundling
windscreen; windshield; windbreak (screen); windscreen (for a microphone); windshield
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
specialization; specialisation
superintendence; supervision; administration
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
preparing for action or battle
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
outbreak of war; starting a war
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to knead well; to polish; to refine
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
outside world; physical world
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
putting into operation; invocation
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory