fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
(punishment by) striking with fists
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
near oneself; close to one; familiar
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
whichever one chooses; either way
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to attack; to assault; to assail
power; might; authority; influence
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
versatility; multiplicity of use
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
basic mistake; careless mistake
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach