whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
base; basis; bedrock; platform
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
election; selection; choice
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions
striking; remarkable; considerable
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
important point; point to make note of
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all