to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to state; to express; to mention
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
vocal sound; tone of voice
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
since one was born; (in) all one's life
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
(temporary) closure of school
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
fine weather; fair weather
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
black ground; black cloth
blue-green; turquoise; aqua; (arch.) spirogyra; (arch.) algae forming pond scum