taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
this sort of; this type of
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
in case of; at that time; at this time
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to redeem (from sin); to save
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
nod; inclination of the head
singing and dancing; song and dance
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
inspiration; genius; super-human skill
entering a faith; joining a religion
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
having said that; be that as it may
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
magic; witchcraft; sorcery
standpoint; position; viewpoint; footing; starting point; basis (e.g. of an argument)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of