resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
selection; choice; option
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to bend; to warp; to curve
standing firm; holding out
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to not believe one's ears
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
depending on; dependent on
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
length (of an animal); body length
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
two (long cylindrical things)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
less than ...; smaller ...
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)