big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
putting life into; animating; cheering up
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
ancient Japanese martial arts
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
directly opposite; right in front
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
softness; gentleness; weakness
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
reduction by half; halving
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)