to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
declaration; proclamation; announcement
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to watch over; to watch attentively
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to have one's knees be about to give way
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to continue to do; to persist in doing
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
hospitalization; hospitalisation
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
whole story; full picture; full particulars
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love