quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
fast-talking; rapid talking
reading aloud; recitation
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
aviator; flying ace; birdman
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
clothes; clothing; garments
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
it's been a long time; long time no see
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
indigenous people; native people; natives; aborigines
study group; study meeting
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
breath of fresh air; cool (refreshing) breeze
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
time; season; period; phase; stage