unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
various matters; everything
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
successive generations; successive emperors
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to be helpful; to be useful
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)