vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to become muddy; to become slushy
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
ignorant of the ways of the world
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
flawless; absolute perfection
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to await; to wait for; to expect
second (unit of time); arc second
offense and defense; offence and defence
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
sword strike; sword slash
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
technique; art; skill; move
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting