instability; insecurity; crankiness
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
enmity; antagonism; hostility
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
before an event takes place
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to surround; to crowd around
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to fly around; to scatter
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with