striker (triangular piece of steel used with flint to create sparks)
striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
building (construction) site
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
exit (for disembarking passengers)
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
hooo-hokekyo (call of the Japanese bush warbler); chirp-chirp; tweet-tweet
caw caw; sound made by crows; crow
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
writing vertically; vertical writing
a few people; small number of people
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
available; usable (e.g. bandwidth)
all right; very well; okay; I got it
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
going up and down; rising and falling
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
being bunched up together; being crowded together
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to congratulate; to celebrate