lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
suspicion that something is inferior (game, product, etc.)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
very likely; very probable
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to watch what one says; to mind one's language
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
eccentric young person (esp. girl)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to order; to command; to appoint
performing style; acting style
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to make an appearance; to show up
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
height (of a person); stature
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)