to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
to become misty; to become hazy
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
plainly; clearly; vividly
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
personal attendant; valet; maid
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to press against each other; to huddle together
to stare back (at); to glare back
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to look around; to look towards (us)