quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
light blue; pale blue; aqua
snowflake-shaped family crest
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
nape (of the neck); nucha
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
refinement; elegance; grace
footwear; footgear; shoes
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
occasional; infrequent; rare
will not do; do not; does not