to stay calm; to keep cool
to come into being; to be born
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to knock down; to knock off
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
stillness; repose; standing still
ferrofluid; magnetic fluid; magnetorheological fluid
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to give a round of applause; to applaud
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to appear all together; to be all present
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
by your leave; with your permission
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
not necessarily so; is not always true
composite; combined; complex
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
fragile article; breakables; broken article
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with