(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
exaltation; emotional uplift
not yet known; unknown; strange
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to fail an exam; to fall (of cherry blossom petals)
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
wearing next to the skin (e.g. shoes without socks, trousers without underwear)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
appearance; figure; shape; form
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
step; stride; counter for steps