wooden joints;  paired karate kata;  beltwork
 to multiply;  to crossbreed;  to cross-breed;  to mix (e.g. paint colours)
 mixing;  mixture;  meld;  miscegenation
 among (other things);  especially;  particularly;  inter alia;  above all (else)
 continuation;  succession;  series
 to follow with one's gaze;  to follow with the eyes
 public performance;  exhibition in a foreign country
 as a test;  as an experiment;  by way of experiment;  by way of trial;  tentatively
 standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller;  stretching oneself;  overreaching oneself;  overstretching oneself;  trying to do something beyond one's ability
 where ... is concerned;  when it becomes;  if it becomes
 to entrust (e.g. a task) to another;  to leave to;  to passively leave to someone else's facilities;  to leave to take its natural course;  to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim);  to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
 to be in confusion or commotion;  to be in a turmoil;  to be crowded or jammed with people
 surging crowd;  wave of humanity;  stampede
 waste of time;  killing time
 but;  however;  even though;  even if
 calmness;  composure;  presence of mind;  stability;  steadiness
 refrigerator;  cold;  cool;  cold sake
 parched;  dried-up;  empty;  hollow;  rattling;  clattering
 unshapely;  ill-formed;  misshapen;  awkward;  clumsy
 late at night;  small hours of the morning
 time around sunset;  early evening
 dramatic (improvement);  remarkable (difference);  marked;  (far) better;  exceptional
 just right (time, size, length, etc.)
 yearned for;  longed for;  missed
 to lean against;  to recline on;  to lean on;  to rely on;  to depend on
 to go past;  to pass;  to pass by
 to place one's arm around each other's shoulders;  to join shoulders
 creakingly;  squeakingly;  tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.);  (drinking) all in one sweep
 to have a hole;  to be pierced (with a hole)
 balloon (esp. small, toy variety);  airship;  blimp
 prickling;  stinging;  tingling
 hustle and bustle;  throng;  crowd;  congestion;  traffic jam
 look;  glance;  stone (in the game of go)
 to clamour;  to crowd;  to jostle
 reckless;  (at) random;  haphazard;  blind;  sudden;  abrupt
 to search about for;  to hunt around for;  to look high and low for;  to look everywhere for