dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
successive generations; successive emperors
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
second; number two; runner-up
conflict; fighting each other
to push back; to press back; to force back
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
very small; tiny; insignificant
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
emotional strength; force of will
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
just like; the same as; no different than
unprecedented; never seen before
one of these days; someday; one day
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
left breast; left side of the chest
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...