to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to become calm; to die down
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
sunlight; rays of the Sun
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
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)
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
study or science of literature; a liberal arts department
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
major subject; special study
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
close; intimate; on good terms
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
winning a prize or place (in a contest)