in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
lantana (plant, flower); hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times
bad influence; negative influence
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
marking; grading; scoring
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
venereal disease; sexually transmitted infection; sexually transmitted disease; VD; STI; STD
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
head-on fight; head-to-head contest; serious contest
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
one's first campaign; one's first battle
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to refuse; to decline; to deny
page in the history books; historical (event); old news
to do together; to share; to participate in
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
source of information; intelligence source; message source
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof