fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to pretend; to act (as if)
in high spirits; excited; energetic
to frolic about; to mess around
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
right beside; close to; nearby
to talk; to chat; to chatter
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
brown; light brown; tawny
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
draw (in competition); tie game
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps