gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
brightness; splendour; splendor
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to throw open; to leave open
sunlight; rays of the Sun
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to take a breath; to take a short rest
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to gather; to collect; to assemble
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to make a speech; to address
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend