currently popular; in fashion; trendy
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
being somewhat excited (agitated)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to turn against; to become an enemy
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
explosion; rupture; break off
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
supporting role (actor); minor role
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
expression of love; showing love
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
torture to death; torment to death
dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
elementary; basic; rudimentary