clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
upper half of the body; upper body
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
impulsive and straightforward; guileless
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
intelligence network; information network
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
five (long cylindrical things)
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
baby talk; baby language; babbling
to start using; to try out
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins