picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
maintaining the status quo
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
body; group; party; company; troupe
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
to become fraught with emotion
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
reaching; attaining; arrival
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
festival; feast; carnival
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
dry riverbed; river beach
lifting (a child) high up in the air
towering; astonishingly high
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick