flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to fan; to incite; to instigate
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
not necessarily so; is not always true
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
roller coaster; big dipper
tingling; stinging; pungently
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to fall off; to tumble down
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
tips of one's hair; hair ends
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to make a lasting impression
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
offense and defense; offence and defence
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead