dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
little finger; pinky; little toe
eight (long cylindrical things)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
for use by adults; for adults
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
secret; private; surreptitious
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
popular person; favorite; favourite
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to be softened; to calm down
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous