smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
indictment; prosecution; complaint
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
holy tree; sacred tree; Christmas tree
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
various places; several sources
equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements
long slits (esp. of eyes)
dark purple; bluish purple
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
blending of Japanese and Western styles
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
one revolution; one rotation
pen spinning; spinning a pen around between the fingers
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
you (plural); all of you; you all