to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day
single-mindedly; wholeheartedly; with one's heart and soul
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
spread; span; expanse; extent
to rain incessantly; to downpour
after the end (of something); post-
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume