method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to become pale; to turn pale
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
something like ...; something called ...
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
on bad terms; at loggerheads
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to watch over; to watch attentively
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum