ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
study group; study meeting
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
thin, soft membrane inside the tip of a bamboo culm; silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
falling in love; attachment
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
simmer; bubble out; flow out
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
imposing stance; daunting pose
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
plump; chubby; voluptuous
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
ninja art of water-escape
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz