frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unimpressive; unimpressed
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
death penalty; capital punishment
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
two persons; two people; pair; couple
number of (large) animals
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
fixtures; furnishings; equipment