suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
interference; meddling; butting in
at a stroke; with a single swoop
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to escape from; to get out
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
hostile party; enemy side
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
optimism; taking an optimistic view
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
one more time; once more; once again
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
not worth considering; out of the question
imposing stance; daunting pose
impossibly hard video game
evident; plain; distinct; clear
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
consideration; taking into account
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)