smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
curiosity; inquisitiveness
appearance; expression; manifestation
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
arrest; apprehension; capture
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
severe earthquake; violent tremor
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
fan varnished with persimmon juice
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to apologize; to apologise
chief; main; principal; important
journal; magazine; periodical
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote