paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
surroundings; environs; circumference
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
several sheets (flat objects)
copier paper; photocopying paper
Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded