supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
having said that; on the other hand
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
behind; in the rear; in back
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
counter for wheels and flowers
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to fly around; to scatter
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
switching over to; migration; transition