positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
guidance; showing the way; massage; tao yin; Taoist Neigong
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
series of articulated plates attached to the back and sides of a Japanese helmet
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
cards with words or phrases written on them, used in Japanese karuta games
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
decorative Japanese cord made from twisted paper; Antenoron filiforme; Polygonum filiforme
papilionaceous; butterfly-shaped