individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
passing through without stopping; passing by
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
legendary; fabled; fabulous
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
bad weather; nasty weather
dark clouds; black clouds
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
second (unit of time); arc second
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to be softened; to calm down
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
kumis (fermented mare's milk); kumiss; koumiss
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
way of speaking; intimation
billow; surge; large wave
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
to continue to rain or snow
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey