vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
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)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
and yet; though; when; in spite of
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
directly opposite; right in front
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to surround; to crowd around
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
smoothly; easily; readily
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear