to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
any more; any further; any better; any longer
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
to dance; to perform dance steps
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
to brush off; to shake off
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to stop midway; to interrupt
to be opposite; to face each other
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
firmly rooted; deep-seated
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person