origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
those (near the second person)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
second-year student; biennial
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
close; intimate; on good terms
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
going to and fro; back and forth
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
number one; first; best; most; game; round
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to snatch from; to steal from