ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
around the world; throughout the world
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
many children; large family
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
rising; ascending; climbing
several people; a few people
account book; register; ledger
accountant; accounting clerk; cashier; treasurer
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
popular person; favorite; favourite
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
opinion; intention; thought
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
teacher; instructor; professor
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
division of a religious sect; branch of a school
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert