to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
thousands; several thousand
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
trivial; not amounting to much
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
to pierce through; to break through
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
variation in color (colour); having a different color
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
stillness; repose; standing still
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to leave (a scene); to step away
to collect; to assemble; to gather
reopening; resumption; restarting
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
in terms of; from the point of view of
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
history of Japan; Japanese history