to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
Hitachi Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Hitachi province; approx. 720 CE)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
Dragon King; promoted rook
totally willing; fully motivated
to leave to one's imagination
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
aiueo-order; order of the kana syllabary
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
aviator; flying ace; birdman
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
beyond imagination; unimaginable
anxiety (about the future)
going into battle; departure for the front
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
secret information; intelligence
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)