fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
red cloth; red background
to chant; to recite; to sing; to write (a poem); to compose
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
on very good terms with each other; romantically attached
to give a dinner party; to hold a banquet
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
shellfish; seashell; shell
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
upper reaches of a river; upstream
counter for (small) boats
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with