prompt; immediate; in real time
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
vain; futile; transient; frivolous
slight; little; insignificant
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
to spring at; to leap upon
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
screw; propeller (e.g. on a ship)
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
thick curtain; drop curtain
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
showing one's face in public; facing another person
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful