flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to adjoin each other; to be beside one another
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
preparation; provision; guarding
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
how; in what way; by what means
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to do together; to share; to participate in
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to dye; to colour; to color
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)