effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
in the meanwhile; during the time
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to overflow from something full
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to be softened; to calm down
this world; this life; world of the living
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
tenth day of the month; ten days
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed