to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
temporary; transitory; short-lived
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
gliding (through the air)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
rising; ascending; climbing
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
semicircular canals (of the inner ear)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
more than anything; above all else
acceleration; speeding up
to squeeze out; to wring out
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
(in) the air; midair; sky
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
concentration; density; cardinality
curse; spell; malediction
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to lean against; to set against
experiment; experimentation