self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
sound of voice; vocal sound
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
feminist; man who indulges women; gentleman
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
seduction; deception; seducer; deceiver
direct control; direct supervision
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
calm; composed; cool; quiet
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
unusual space; other dimension
to crawl out of; to creep out of
ladies' pavilion (of Heian Palace)
pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
since when; from when; how long
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
practice; practising; training; study
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me