confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs
living thing; living creature; animal; life
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
water outlet; tap; faucet
(in) the air; midair; sky
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
sanchin; fundamental karate kata focusing on breathing, stability, and body hardening
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
organic; organic chemistry; organic compound
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)