to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
of course; certainly; naturally
metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to be too numerous; to be too much
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective