secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
handrail; railing; banister
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to jump upon (a moving object)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
older brother and younger sister
being drawn to something one loves; amorous passion; Ragaraja (esoteric school deity of love)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
another kind; distinct species; variety
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to dye; to colour; to color
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)