riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
essentially the same with only minor differences
crisis in a battle; death
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.); proposal; suggestion; advice
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
destruction; annihilation; extermination
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous