flash; instant; lightning (speed)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
king; monarch; ruler; champion
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to win and advance to the next round
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
student in a lower grade; underclassman
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)