bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
marriage ceremony; wedding
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
main building in a Heian palace; main residence of an emperor
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
gray or silver haired (grey)
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
brown; light brown; tawny
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
mountain range; mountain belt
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
to get along well together; to be close to each other
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)