to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
time around sunset; early evening
reluctance to part; sorrow at parting
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to break the silence; to break one's silence
trees and stones; unfeeling person
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay; winter-blight; bleakness of winter; business slump in winter (esp. in February)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
understanding person; supporter
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
talk; recital; narration; topic
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed