barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
helping hand; help; support; aid
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
hating; strongly disliking
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
route; way; course; directions
terrain; geographical features; topography
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
classification by colour; sorting by color; color-coding; classification; sorting; grouping
to agree on; to agree about
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation