offense and defense; offence and defence
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
dancing or jumping for joy
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
growth period (in children)
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
this family; our family; this house; we
strict order; peremptory command
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
very careful; thoroughly prepared
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
attractive body; nice-looking body
prince on a white horse; knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
superb view; picturesque scenery
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
father and mother; parents
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
all over Japan; throughout Japan
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
a few seconds; several seconds
truce (during a children's game); time out; King's X
chasing one another; playing tag
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things