glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
honorific affix; honorific prefix
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
independent action; acting alone
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to escape from; to get out
blasphemous; profane; sacrilegious
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
height (of a person); stature
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly