flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
second day of the month; two days
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
physical work; manual labour (labor)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to polish up; to shine up
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to be in danger of; to be liable to
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to hide; to conceal oneself
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
visual confirmation; sighting
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
right in the center (centre)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
maid; helper; help; assistance
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)