to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
frequent; densely packed; thick
being unknown; not knowing; ignorance; foolishness
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
fallen ume blossoms; fallen ume fruit
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
hedge; fence; border; limit
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
winner; victor; conqueror
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability
three parts; three copies
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
feminine; womanly; female
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
draw (in competition); tie game
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)