prism; polygonal (esp. square) pillar; bamboo
union; joining; conjugation
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to boost; to force up; to push up
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to cover fully; to wrap around
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
remembrance; recollection; recognition
prospects of victory; chances of success
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith